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[QUOTE="justinlogue5_0, post: 1569185, member: 7635"] The truck has new batteries (and starter) and according to the digital volt gauge on the Edge the voltage never dropped below 11.5 when cranking. If needed I can double check those readings with a multi meter this week end. After glow plugs are done with there cycle and the voltage climbs back to normal I am showing 14.1. I can unplug the headlight ballasts this weekend and try it (no time in the mornings during the week) to see if something else is actually causing the issue and the headlights them selves is just something I can see. On a side note if you google this symptom one of the possibilities is a shorted out/going bad headlight switch? I think google thought more of a no crank at all while headlights are on BUT I went ahead and ordered one just to make sure. The original switch is old and the knob does (in my opinion) have some play in it so when the new one gets here I will see if that changes anything. Side question regarding the wiring of the headlights. I will have to double check since I am not experienced in HID lights but I thought all the power comes from the bulb pigtail plugging into the ballast, then the ballast sends power to the bulb in its own pigtail? I don't think there is any other power wires that could get plugged into the glow plug wires? I will go out and double check that on my lunch break. [/QUOTE]
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