95 f150 is stumping me

Asked by John May 11, 2017 at 09:52 PM about the 1995 Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

battery showing full charge on charger, when i disconnect charger and turn key nothing happens at all battery gauge on dash dont even move no lights nothing not even a click, but when i put battery back on charger and turn key battery gauge on dash hardly moves i have lights and when my fuel pump kicks in its a very very weak whine go to start truck get nothing but clicks yet when i take battery off charger truck is completely dead as if it had no battery in it at all.

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Problem appears to be the battery is carrying 12 volts but has little amperage. Bring the battery to a place like autozone and they can test. But it is probably a shot battery of bad connection.

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