Dead battery, ford says it is the alternator, battery is 4.5 years old,never had an alternator problem before

Anon (no miles odometer told)
the starter is dead?
if yes say so clearly,
starter silent, clicks, chatters or is 100% dead. silent.
starter dead has 6 causes (plus Alternator tests too)
engine dead up to 50 (valve springs broken of 24 there?)
step 1 is check fuses
#2 the jumper cable the battery and crank it over?
the new battery is now dead. discharged from excessive cranking,or learn to keep the battery charged until it starts again. once started we do alternator tests, 13v to 15vdc running at lugs of battery.
the engine shut off driving,? on the fly driving alternator bad
or fuses to it blown.
learn to use a voltmeter at the battery cranking
11vdc is par, CRANKING less means battery is weak or bad or simply discharged. a 2man test,1 cranks other measures battery lugs. all 4 lugs tight,and cleaned of rust.
2cables = 4 lugs. to fail.


we use tools and meters and tests to find what is wrong


what engine
4.0 L Cologne SOHC V6
4.6 L Modular 24-valve V8
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VIN #8 code ?

cam chain failure?'
scans show cam timing off?

the driving to work stall sure can be the alternator dead
or just 16 year old bad spark plugs?
or 16 year old COP boots bad, sure the are that old
filters bad? clogged.
my guess (never accurate) guessing. is
when driving to work, the GEN/CHARGE/BATTERY
lamp in cluster was glowing and this is why it stalled
then didnt do the jumper cable jump starte
and see OMG all is good but the ALT /gen is dead.
and stalls again in say 1 hours, driving and battery is dead again , wash wear repeat.

about an hour but if not get a good electric charger and use it..saves gas..dead batteries need to cook a while to build up the static mechanical charge in the system.. why was it dead before..

Sounds like your only problem is a very dead battery

If it was over 4 years old & you had load tested it,you
wouldn't have all that bad experience

Any idea why you installed a new alternator other than a guess,
no testing,well the dead battery may be an issue there as well

If the battery isn't over 4 years old, then you
have to pull one fuse at a time or put an amp
meter in series with either battery cable to see
where the drain is.

Some Module may not be timing out or there is
a problem with the alternator

Every vehicle is wired different ,simply can't give you
a specific cause,has to be tested in the proper way
to stop the problem

Battery dead in the morning Ricks Free Auto Repair Advice

The battery light on, is an indication of alternator failure. If your battery is more than 3 years old it needs replacement . A bad battery can damage a new alternator (full field condition). The age of your truck warrants inspection of the charging system. It requires at Least 20 amps output, from the alternator to run the engine.

The battery is Dead. It has the volts to run the lights and radio witch use very little power. The problem is the battery does not have the amps (a whole lot of power)
to turn over the engine. A jump start may work. It might need a good charge. If the battery is over 4 years old it may and should be replaced. They only last 4-5 years

You need to get the battery and charging system checked. If your lucky its just a bad battery if its 4 or more years old.. Alot of batteries fail this time of year, The cold does it.

Definately the Alternator. a New Battery could not Hurt. May not have enough Crank amps left to Kick it on over.

bad battery module for the light or a dieing cell in battery

batterys can be tested and wont show a dead cell at all but you will be told that the battery good
most batterys are refurbished batterys sometimes getting the luck of a good battery is 50/50 chance

heres a way to test the battery and alternator at the same time
start vehicle
disconnect battery positive post
if vehicle dies the alternator is at fault if vehicle doesnt die its the batterys life dead cell