Cat Lift Trucks (& Caterpillar) 2C5000:
battery light

Truck has been running fine for quite some time and recently battery light comes on and starts to spudder and run really bad!! Stop and start again runs great. what could possibly be causing this, thought maybe bad battery,(its less than a month old) but it doesn't need a jump when starting, checked battery it was at 12.85 volts. could it be alternator? if so i would assume the battery would be dead when trying to restart. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
  • Posted 18 Sep 2021 03:32
  • Discussion started by TimB
  • Colorado, United States
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check the belt tension on the alternator first, if it is loose the belt will slip and cause this. pay attention to the pulleys also, if it is worn even a new belt will have a problem and may slip.
then get a vom and check the output of the alternator, it should be between 13.2 - 14.8v. If it is any lower then it's either a loose belt or a faulty alternator.
There are also some fuse links in the harness that run under the intake/spark plug area, check those if you do not find anything wrong elsewhere, especially if your vom readings for good alternator output are low or non-existent.
I would perform a load test on the battery too.
  • Posted 14 Apr 2022 13:10
  • Modified 14 Apr 2022 13:12 by poster
  • Reply by swoop223
  • North Carolina, United States
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Not having any model information makes it harder but a general would be check the alternator first both idle and running. Also check the voltage cold and hot. Another thing i would check would be the fuse in the harness from the alternator to battery if it has one. If all that checks out then see if you can make the battery light come on while testing. If the battery light comes on but the battery and alternator voltages are correct then you have an issue in the wire harness and the ecm is seeing a voltage drop.
  • Posted 12 Apr 2022 23:38
  • Reply by gsx1300rk6
  • Louisiana, United States

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