Alternator?

[Blk Mamba]

I've been sick for about a week, yada yada yada. On the way to work one morning the volt meter started showing low voltage, and the battery light came on. I was only a few miles from work, so I drove it in as things started shutting down. I got a different battery, drove home and checked the Alt., it needed one and I bought one, and installed it. I started it, drove 11, 12 miles, and the battery light is still on, how long will it stay on, ( the battery voltage was down to about 10 volts, and now it's reading 12.4 on my volt meter, (hand held). I'm still sick, so I don't want to go back out, and dick around. Help Please!

[Local Boy]

Dis-connect the Batt. for @ 10 min.

It will go away...if It come back (knowing you have a new Alt.) your Batt. is bad (not holding a charge)...

ALOHA

BTW; Hope you feel better soon!

[Blk Mamba]

The bat. was disconnected while I was installing, and it's a new bat? Still disconnect?

[larryo340]

What the battery (at the battery terminals) voltage reading with the engine running ?

[arejayesss]

I've been sick for about a week, yada yada yada. On the way to work one morning the volt meter started showing low voltage, and the battery light came on. I was only a few miles from work, so I drove it in as things started shutting down. I got a different battery, drove home and checked the Alt., it needed one and I bought one, and installed it. I started it, drove 11, 12 miles, and the battery light is still on, how long will it stay on, ( the battery voltage was down to about 10 volts, and now it's reading 12.4 on my volt meter, (hand held). I'm still sick, so I don't want to go back out, and dick around. Help Please!

Check to see if battery cables are corrosion free, at the terminals and along any length of the cable you can see. It is always possible to get a bad battery and a bad alternator either new or rebuilt. But yes, disconnect again and see if that helps, certainly can't hurt.

[Blk Mamba]

Voila! Thanks. We have a srtrain of flu on the main land thats nasty, I hope it doesn't get there. Thanks again all.

[Marauderjack]

Your alternator is not designed to "Charge" a discharged battery but to maintain a battery that is reasonably healthy and fully charged!!:beer:

Charge it over night with a trickle charger and you should be fine....if the battery and the new alternator and good!!??:confused:

Marauderjack:burnout: