the battery in my 97 wont hold a charge i have to jump it and it may hold for the day but wont hold through the night think its the battery thats bad or something with the truck

 

take it in and have it tested.

 

#1 take the truck to Kragen (or maybe 1 of the other main auto part stores)
and tell them you are having charging issues and they have a tool they hook
up to your battery that will test the alternator and battery and tell you what
is not doing it's job.

#2 find out what the output voltage of the alternator is supposed to be
then put a multimeter up to it and test the output voltage.
If the voltage is at least what the alternator is rated for than the battery
is likely the problem.

 

Or you got something drawing current and running it down,

 

i have the same year truck, same problem. What type is your truck?
i made mine hold a longer charge by trickle charging it for a day and readjusting the wire position.