How to keep batteries charged?

Discussion in 'F-250 and F-350 General Tech and Info' started by J.Wal, Feb 17, 2015.

  1. J.Wal

    J.Wal Full Access Member

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    Hey, my F250 is not a DD and it sits for days at a time without being used.

    My FICM has gone bad and I have bought a new one from FICMrepair.com and with the atlas 80 tune

    They say the batteries being low and alternator being bad can kill the FICM. So I have a maintainer/ charger and need to know which battery to hook it to to maintain both batteries. I assume either but what to check.


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    Can you put the positive lead on one and negative on the other to cross charge it?
     
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    Not sure. Hoping someone here can let me know


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    Just drive that beach and then you don't have to worry about it son
     
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    What this guy said. I go nuts if I don't drive my truck for a couple of days. I couldn't watch it sit for a week!


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    01f1502wd going up? yes i am.

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    I put a battery tender on my truck's battery and its done a pretty good job of keeping the battery charge up.
     
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    I have my 99 toyota camery for DD.... But I do love the power of the 6.0

    Spoke with the original owner, he is a picky fella, explains why the truck is so nice!

    I did find out it has been stuffed, EGR delete, oil cooler replaced, all the normal issues fixed. He had not replaced the FICM, and it started acting up so I replaced it with a programmed one.... It is a beast.




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