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Originally Posted by Daryles
Had my first break down in my new to me, 2016, f350. My first diesel rig. I had read the string about DEF in the deisel and bad deisel just the night before. I just filled up at a truck stop and it would not start. I had flashbacks to the string about a$10k repair bill.
They had a mechanic on duty. He jumped it and got it going. He said if it dies again it's a bad alternator, if it runs it's a bad battery. We drove from Dallas to Austin. Parked the Monty and drove to the auto parts store. Shut it down and it would not start. The guy in the store tested it. Bad battery. $200. Outside temps 104 deg. High/low temps bad for batteries. Glad it was a simple fix.
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I hope you have, or soon will, replaced the second battery on that truck. Looking at the Ford Truck Enthusiasts site, 3-4 years on batteries is not unususal though mine lasted 8 years. The older battery may serve to cause the new one to fail. My new Motorcrafts have an 84 month warranty which is better then most others