Battery not charging. Ideas welcome.

[2roverlabs]

Series III 88. Young battery was dead. Would not take a charge even when removed from the vehicle and bench charged. Replaced the battery. Started the truck no problem. No charge light. Tested the new battery with a volt meter with vehicle running. It wasn't reading the expected 14v. It was 12.7v.

I have read that a dead charge light bulb could be the source of the charging problem.

Thoughts as to the source of the problem appreciated.

[mearstrae]

Alternator or generator? Either way check the voltage at the source, the alt/gen terminals. You may have a bad ground or power wire.

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[o2batsea]

yes it wont charge if the lamp is burned out or disconnected