1st alt. died and replaced it. 2nd alt.hooked it up and started smoking and got red hot,the bearing was bad. 3rd alt. the battery got hooked up backwards and fried the power wire to the starter. Fixed that wire, starter works fine,but now the alt. wont charge the battery which in turn fried the alt. Now ive got a new alt. but dont want to hook it up and fry it if I can figure out why its doing it.
SOURCE: 1998 dodge ram will turn over but wont start.
just replace your alternator and you will be fine also you might check any wires hanging around just to make sure nothing touching the body ok goodluck
SOURCE: Something is draining the battery
You have a draw and a draw pulling more than a couple hundred milliamps.This will drain the battery in an objectionably short amount of time.. All the things you mentioned and more can cause this draw. The best diagnostic step towards isolating your draw is with meter that reads Volts DC or better yet a test light.(I think) ..disconnect B+ positive battery cable. Install meter or lamp in series with disconnected cable and battery post. You do have some smal draws like computer memories,clocks etc which will show a low amount of voltage hence a very dim test light. If you are drawing heavy ,obviously the meter will show a full blown 12 volts and the lamp bulb will be very bright. Remove fuses,unplug relays,dis-connect devices while watching the voltage or lamp.You should begin to isolate offending item once the circuit has been detected, Generally pulling all fuses individually will tell you at least which circuit is pulling the amps.
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