Not Charging
 

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

RE: Not Charging
 

[sm=welcomesign.gif][hr]When you checked voltage from the alternator..getting 8V? [hr]Was the car running?[hr]If not what is the voltage out put when it is running?

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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?

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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