# 1983 Ford F350 gauge

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-f350-gauge/167929>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** f350, ford\
**Created:** [July 27, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-f350-gauge/167929 "2020-07-27T02:00:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Grivy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@Grivy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Grivy)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-f350-gauge/167929/1 "2020-07-27T02:00:37Z")

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Gauge on dash board for charging reads minus pegs the left when light’s get6 turned on

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-f350-gauge/167929/2 "2020-07-27T02:39:19Z")

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Have the alternator and battery tested. I suspect your alternator is failing.

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**Author:** ![Grivy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@Grivy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Grivy)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 7:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-f350-gauge/167929/3 "2020-07-27T07:36:43Z")

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Pretty generic answer it’s new. And charging I’m thinking voltage regulator. Or any other suggestions ???

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-f350-gauge/167929/4 "2020-07-27T11:29:18Z")

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Was gauge working before you changed alternator?

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**Author:** ![PhantomPatriot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/phantompatriot/32/20713_2.png) [@PhantomPatriot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PhantomPatriot)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-f350-gauge/167929/5 "2020-07-27T14:43:58Z")

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Often, a “generic answer” is a good starting point in solving a problem, and can rule out simple issues, before moving on to more complex troubleshooting. Have you had the battery tested?