Old alt prob never died, he assumed it was bad since it was not charging. Thats why we diagnose and then replace lol.
Think I found the prob, some butt head used a crimp splice (file 13 everyone ever made!) into the gauge cluster power supply on the back side of fuse block. apparently the...
update. Cig lighter was half way unplugged and radio ground pin in connector to radio was crushed and not making contact. That being said it still has the initial prob of gauges inop and alt not charging.
My buddies truck stopped charging so he put on a new alt then called me. Alt not getting 12 volts to charge, has the 2 wire plug and if I bybass and excite straight from batt it charges. also radio,cig lighter and gauges arent working. fuses are good and have power to them. Ground maybe? a...