What on earth is going on with my truck?

[markpetersonii]

After charging up the battery, this is what I see:
(keep in mind the truck is not moving, why is the odo and trip going up?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTkXeCgKgek

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Well it looks to me like you have a power cable or ground hitting something that it shouldn't be hitting and its causing the gauge to go haywire. happened to my truck once and turned out my sub amps power cable had a crack in the fuse casing and was resting next to metal.

I would start looking at wires coming off and around your battery. Why did you have to charge it in the first place?

 

[4.0B2]

yeah.. grounding issue probably. or hot wire against a ground.

 

[markpetersonii]

I'll have to check the wires. I had to charge it cause it has been sitting since late 09.

 

[martin]

Were you trying to start it with the charger still connected?

 

[mp3deviant721]

I'll have to check the wires. I had to charge it cause it has been sitting since late 09.

Well since you mentioned that it has been sitting for a while, I'd check the wiring like mentioned before.

 

[markpetersonii]

Were you trying to start it with the charger still connected?

Yes and no. I tried both ways, letting it trickle charge, then disconnecting and trying to start and then trying to just jump it and the results were the same.