Alternator problems??
May 24, 2009, 10:12 PM
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Alternator problems??
Last week i had a new alternator put in my car, and i got the car back started it drove home. Started it the next day drove to my cousins graduation. while driving home my car goes crazy again(gauges freaking out, clock dim) seems that my alternator was never plugged into my battery
. so i plug it in, start the car again and it runs around the block and dies. same thing that was happening with the old alternator...Is my alternator shot already?
. so i plug it in, start the car again and it runs around the block and dies. same thing that was happening with the old alternator...Is my alternator shot already?
May 25, 2009, 05:30 AM
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I doubt that it's bad again. Check all the connections, especially the wire coming from the alternator to the battery. I had a problem with these symptoms, took me months to figure it out. Somewhere, something is not making good contact.
What you can do is take it to autozone or have a voltage tester, use that to track down where the charge/voltage is not getting through to.
Check the harness (plug) on the alternator, check the ground on the alternator. Check the power from the alt to the battery. It's somewhere within there.
What you can do is take it to autozone or have a voltage tester, use that to track down where the charge/voltage is not getting through to.
Check the harness (plug) on the alternator, check the ground on the alternator. Check the power from the alt to the battery. It's somewhere within there.
May 25, 2009, 05:42 AM
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Last week i had a new alternator put in my car, and i got the car back started it drove home. Started it the next day drove to my cousins graduation. while driving home my car goes crazy again(gauges freaking out, clock dim) seems that my alternator was never plugged into my battery. so i plug it in, start the car again and it runs around the block and dies. same thing that was happening with the old alternator...Is my alternator shot already?
. so i plug it in, start the car again and it runs around the block and dies. same thing that was happening with the old alternator...Is my alternator shot already?
May 25, 2009, 07:51 AM
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Maybe there is a loose connection at the alternator..Maybe they did not tighten the 12mm wire that goes on the altenator...check it first plus if you have a apexi turbo timer you can see the voltage to see what it is doing and check the batt to see if there is any loose connections there too...good luck
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So i finally had my car running good for the last 5 day's, but today the batt and brake light came on...WTF!!! Now my alternator is only pushing 11v!?!?
Any ideas??
Any ideas??
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also make sure u check if theres a ground wire beocuse i know alot of cars have that and if its not grounded it wont work right but also check the fuse on the power line from alternator ro battery isnt blown that happend to me and my car would start or if it did i as only at like 9volts
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