jakk220
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- Nov 13, 2010
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Akron,
Ohio
Long story as short as possible, my battery was dead everytime I shut the car off and it needed jumped. After I jumped it, it ran fine off the alternator. Ok... Dead battery. Replaced the battery, drove it a while, and got on into boost for the first time since my new transmission and the car was braking up at full boost.
Again, found out alternator was still not charging. At no time have I had a battery light yet. It puts out about 12v, enough to keep the car running apparently. So I replaced the alternator and had the new one tested before I put it on. Tested fine. I got the battery fully charged and put the new alternator on and still, 12v.
So I checked the wiring for the "charging relay diode fuse thing" and the blue wire was broke. Fixed that and made sure the bulb in the cluster was good, and still nothing changed. If I touched the blue wire to I believe the black and yellow wire it worked when the key was on Acc, but still only 12v.
Alternator fuse is good, I checked it. No other wires appear broken. I did disconnect the alternator harness from the alternator and it went up to about 14.3v at idle.
Im lost. Does anyone know what I should check next?
I was also wondering if someone could please post a picture of the harness for the alternator relay and where the wires go to it. I used spade connectors in place of the old broken harness but want to make sure they are all there and in the correct place. To my knowledge the car shoyld still charge with this desconected anyway though.
Again, found out alternator was still not charging. At no time have I had a battery light yet. It puts out about 12v, enough to keep the car running apparently. So I replaced the alternator and had the new one tested before I put it on. Tested fine. I got the battery fully charged and put the new alternator on and still, 12v.
So I checked the wiring for the "charging relay diode fuse thing" and the blue wire was broke. Fixed that and made sure the bulb in the cluster was good, and still nothing changed. If I touched the blue wire to I believe the black and yellow wire it worked when the key was on Acc, but still only 12v.
Alternator fuse is good, I checked it. No other wires appear broken. I did disconnect the alternator harness from the alternator and it went up to about 14.3v at idle.
Im lost. Does anyone know what I should check next?
I was also wondering if someone could please post a picture of the harness for the alternator relay and where the wires go to it. I used spade connectors in place of the old broken harness but want to make sure they are all there and in the correct place. To my knowledge the car shoyld still charge with this desconected anyway though.