98 crysler concorde wonr hold charge pulled alternator tested good put back in but still drains battery

Much of the time this is a faulty alternator. It may be charging fine, but when the engine is off may still have a draw on the battery. To start with, you need a test light. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Connect the test light lead to the negative side of the battery and touch the test light probe to the negative cable. If you get a light you have a draw on the battery. that means the battery will be drained in a short time. Disconnect the alternator. If the light goes out it's a faulty alternator. If the light stays on, start pulling fuses one at a time until the light goes off. Do not pull all of the fuses at once! Pull one, if the light doesn't go off, put it back. When the light does go off, whichever fuse it controls is the problem. It's really not that difficult. Good luck.

What process did you use to check alternator ? Ive always taken it in to auto store to have it tested.. I don't recommend it but when its running you can disconnect battery terminals + from battery and if vehicle stalls out then its for sure alternator..

If alternator and battery is good, check the ground cables from the battery to the motor and frame grounds.

Have the battery tested. If its ok, i would look into new battery cables.

Taking in all you said here, The alternator is bad. The alternator should be tested when is hot. 95% of the time-- when an alternator is checked cold, it wiil pass as good. CHANGE your alt. it will take care of your problem.

MAKE SURE BATTERY CABLES IS CLEAN FREE FROM CORROSSION. MAKE SURE BATTERY CABLES GOOD TIGHT.IF ALL IS OKAY. WELL I HAVE SEEN A GOOD BATTERY CAN ALSO BE BAD.I KNOWN PERSON BOUGHT NEW BATTERY DIDNT LAST A WEEK.IT HAD A FACTORY DEFECT ALTERNATOR WAS GOOD.DO A QUICK CHECK TO SEE IF ALTERNATOR CHARGING BATTERY.CRANK VECHICLE UP CHECK VOLTAGE OUT PUT AT BATTERY.IT SHOULD BE 13.5 - 14.5 VOLTS.IF NOT ALTERNATOR NOT WORKING CHECK ALTERNATOR FUSE AND WIRES.MAKE SURE THEY ARE INTACT.IF ALTERNATOR GOOD.HAVE THE BATTERY LOAD TEST TO SEE IF YOU HAVE A BAD CELL IN IT.IF BATTERY IS GOOD.BATTERY DRAIN CAN BE CAUSED BY RADIO STAYING ON.THE INTERIOR LAMP STAYS ON.FAULTY PCM SHORTING OUT.FAULTY DOOR LOCK SWITCH.FAULTY BLOWER MOTOR RELAY.FAULTY ALTERNATOR DIODE.FAULTY STARTER SOLENOID SHORTING CONTACTS WILL DRAIN BATERY.

thats not always a great way to diagnose alternator problems if you have alot of electrical components on your vehicle the alt will not run the vehicle,also the alt. is not going to charge your batt. its job is to maintain your batteries life, if you do not have a load tester to test your batt. have some one at a autoparts help you most are free of charge to check.. goodluck

Back to "square one" If battery was drained by a short, etc and sat for a week like that, likely the battery is now doa...Have it tested. Then start checking for source of drain...at this point everything is suspect. Put an ammeter between either battery cable and battery and start pulling fuses till draw is gone. then check system that fuse serves. Yes \, could be a bad alternator but you really should test before wasting time especially if it's not that.

Clicking??? Probably starter/alternator. does the starter turn? The clicking, is that all you get when you turn the key? Have the battery checked and make sure its holding a charge. If battery holds a charge, its time to have your alternator tested, if the alternator checks, then the clicking may be the starter/soleniod. Places like autozone will check the battery/alt for free, provided you can still drive to get there.