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I changed out a bad alternator and put in a good

By liftedupagai on Nov 08, 2009

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i changed out a bad alternator and put in a good one but the battery light is still coming on..i took the battery to autozone and they tested it and said it was fine and it was holding a charge but i cant get the car to stop losing the battery...if i pull the battery terminals off it cuts off but the alternator is good....

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Posted by BCAS1298 on Nov 08, 2009

how was alternator check, and what voltage did you have out put?

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posted on Nov 09, 2009

harley9701ha

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The alt. is not charging if you disconnect the battery and the car dies. Make sure you have power going to the alt. and the mega fuse is not blown.

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