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seanny77 -> Not Charging (10/18/2006 8:39:01 PM)

Hello,

I was wondering if anybody had any ideas on this problem. My battery is not being charged by the alternator. Here are things I replaced:

1. Battery
2. Alternator
3 Belt - the belt is turning the alternator properly
4. Voltage regulator
5 all plugs are secure
6. checked voltage from battery only getting 10v?
7 checked voltage from the alternator..getting 8V?
8. all the contacts are good. no corrosion

is it possible it's the wires? or am i missing something here?

oh and my battery light is on.lol and the brake light..i think i have a lightly seized rear drum..i really don't think that would do anything.lol

  
94 4x4 ranger -> RE: Not Charging (10/18/2006 10:17:55 PM)

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When you checked voltage from the alternator..getting 8V?
Was the car running?
If not what is the voltage out put when it is running?

seanny77 -> RE: Not Charging (10/18/2006 10:25:38 PM)

yes that's when it's running and if im not mistaken the output from the battery alone should be 14.1 to 14.7 is that correct?

94 4x4 ranger -> RE: Not Charging (10/18/2006 10:29:07 PM)

Yes it should be around 14v.
If you are getting 8v from the alternator running the alternator is no good.

seanny77 -> RE: Not Charging (10/18/2006 10:32:46 PM)

ok thanks for the info...maybe i have a bum multimeter.lol

seanny77 -> RE: Not Charging (10/18/2006 10:36:12 PM)

sorry i also forgot to mention i had the original alternator bench tested and it was fine

seanny77 -> RE: Not Charging (10/18/2006 10:39:31 PM)

it was also fine before winter it sat for 7 months and now it's doing this

94 4x4 ranger -> RE: Not Charging (10/18/2006 10:44:27 PM)

What year is the escort ?
And where is the voltage regulator on this car?

seanny77 -> RE: Not Charging (10/18/2006 10:47:36 PM)

it's a 91 winter beater escort.lol

ummm to be honest i dont know what voltage regulater im running other than to say it's stock and that a new one came with the alternator and the original was fine.

seanny77 -> RE: Not Charging (10/18/2006 10:48:24 PM)

well at least i think the original was fine i think the bench test also tests that but now i'm not certain

  

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