starting problems on my 37 pick up

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strat9973

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I have a 37 Pickup, and the battery seems to go dead after I drive it around a little bit. It will run tell I trun it off my self, but the battery is dead when I go to start it right back up again. Im a kinda new at this, so dont laugh if this is a rookie question.
 
is the batt hooked up + ground? do you have a working amp gage? is the generator working, is it polerised? start car pull + cable off battery, do you get a spark with every thing off? start engine, pull + cable off battery, if it keeps running the the gen is putting power into the battery, if engine dies the gen is bad
 
yes the battery is hooked up with + gounnd. the guage sits just above 0 at idle. when you give it gas it go's up a 1/3 of the way to 40, then drops back down to where it sits at idle. dont know about the polarize thing. what is that?
 
If it shows a charge when you give it the gas, it is working fine as faar as polarization is concerned. Should show discharge when you turn the switch to on position.
 
how old is the battery and if you charge it and leave it for a week does it hold the charge enough to start the pickup
 
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