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http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/ford,1998,e-150,5.4l+v8,1440640,electrical,alternator+/+generator,2412 Looks like there is a 95 amp and 130 amp alternator available. prices range from 90 upto 280+ on rockauto They likely sell reman'd alternators at Oreilly. One thing about many...

I went there once in '06. The novelty for me was going through Canada as I had never been. Otherwise is just seemed just slightly isolated. Saw a lot of Bald eagles.

Not sure how you wired your system up but check the main starter battery to engine ground cable, and connections at the battery. Usually a Batt light is indicative of a charging system failure, but it could be the voltage regulator or the wiring/cabling to from the alternator or voltage...

Your alternator might be failing. Sometimes when they fail they first lose 1/3 of their capacity, then 2/3. What is the voltage when the BATT light comes on?

I had not opened this thread but when they reach page 6 i get curious. The 91 has throttle body fuel injection. There are two injectors where carb would usually sit. they are easy to remove anf to clean the fine mesh stainless filter screens upon them. However I would try to start and run it...

I don't know of any grid powered chargeds under 400$ which allow much in the way of user selectable/ adjustable profiles. Most are guessing how long to hold absorption voltage, and then they throw that human soothing green light full charge indicator. When deeply cycling batteries day after...

On my dashboard I use this hall effect ammeter to show me how many amps my battery is accepting, although originally I had it wired to read total alternator output: https://www.amazon.com/bayite-Digital-Current-Voltage-Transducer/dp/B01DDQM5PK This has only 0.2 amps resolution, and at least...

A lot of the relabelled group 27 100 AH AGM batteries, like duracell or energizer or werker, are the UPG 121000: https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Power-Group-45978-Battery/dp/B0044Z8DJW It is really difficult to say whether the internals are exactly the same, and what is what in this day and...

Knowing how much capacity you require goes a long way into deciding how to set up that capacity. A problem with parallel batteries even if they are the same make and model, might not be the same age, and even if the same age, their internal resistance might not be close enough not to make a...

My issue with most automatic chrging sources, is they will drop to float voltage well before they should. This is 'safe' but not necessarily best for the battery's longevity. If one is plugged in, floating for 10+ more hours after this, then premature float this is of little consequence...

High amperage for short periods can get a person through a multiple day outing, but Not a full time dweller. The battery to live even a decent lifespan, needs to get to 100% somewhat regularly, and this takes time, lots of it, 50% to a true 100% can be done in about 6.5 hours at the fastest...

Will you be using this charger while you still are using DC loads? If so it might stay in abosrption voltage for longer, and perhaps too long thus overcharging, as these loads make it appear that the battery is still accepting more current than it actually is and a battery still accepting high...

A higher rated alternator should be able to shed heat better, but there is no guarantee it will decrease charging times.   I'd notspend the bucks on the upgrade to replace a fucttioning alternator unless it proved woefully inadequate. My alternator is rated at 120 amps,  very rarely is it ever...

You have to have a fuse next to battery, and the charge controller calls for its own fuse/breaker The problem with circuit breakers is they are activated by heating. When well below their tripping threshold, they are still making heat. I have an inexpensive 30 amp circuit breaker inbetween my...

Some newer GM's have a hall effect sensor on a battery cable to know how much the battery is accepting, or providing. I hope it would adjust voltage accordingly to faster recharge a depleted battery but I do not know for sure. I am not sure bypassing the fully charged engine battery will allow...

Yes, because i know how to work on them now. Parts are easily available. I can keep this thing running well until it rusts in half. And likely will. Eating spark plug wires is not a deal breaker by any means, and 10 years from 35$ Taylor wires is darn good in my opinion.

The vehicles voltage regulator has a huge part in how fast a depleted battey will charge. the best one can do, other than manipulating or bypassing that voltage regulator, is making sure there is as little resistance as possible on the circuit. But, how much improvement will there be using...

Got to love actual data. As far as damaging lead acid batteries, well they are less than happy anytime they are less than fully charged, so any device drawing them down is less than ideal. The lower they are drawn and the longer they remain there the less happy they will be, and thus lose...

I was more afraid of leaving the old plugs in much longer because of seizure, but they all came out without much torque applied. I use the boots from the old wires to insure no wire can touch another wire or anything grounded.  The engine cover can compress the wires and perhaps force them into...

Any your wires leading to the coil on plugs, do not carry thousands of volts and do not wear out like a cap and distributor wires do. so it is apples and oranges. But the plugs will wear out even if they always get ideal. Mine is fuel injected too, but throttle body, not direct or multiport...