dzl_x_4x4
Dzl_X_4x4
Hope everyone had a Merry Xmas. I have an issue with my altenator for the 2nd time in 15months 19K miles. Last time I had a remanufactured alt. installed at Town East Ford, at the same time the Hot Wire needed to be fixed. Had it done there and it worked great for a while. Well I took it to Sears for new batteries, Sears tested them (did not disconnect the batteries from each other, is that correct, sure sounds wrong)and said they were good but I have a Alt/diode problem. So I checked and I had it replace sept2005 19K miles ago. I am about to take it back to the dealership if you guys don't have any suggestions on what is wrong with it either.
I left the doors open all day (should have a switch that shuts them off after 20mins of inactivity, it appears to work), The X would not start, jump or use a battery charger to jump it. I let it charge all night and it has worked since, except......
When I start the X the Voltage reads 11-12 volts. After a minute or so it JUMPS upto 14v and you can see a noticable difference in the light and interior lights.
Where is the hot wire for the Alt?
Do you need to disconnect the batteries before testing them?
Are the factory Altenator warranties 12mths/12K? Should they give me some credit for it?
Thanks for all the answers and have a Happy New Years.
I left the doors open all day (should have a switch that shuts them off after 20mins of inactivity, it appears to work), The X would not start, jump or use a battery charger to jump it. I let it charge all night and it has worked since, except......
When I start the X the Voltage reads 11-12 volts. After a minute or so it JUMPS upto 14v and you can see a noticable difference in the light and interior lights.
Where is the hot wire for the Alt?
Do you need to disconnect the batteries before testing them?
Are the factory Altenator warranties 12mths/12K? Should they give me some credit for it?
Thanks for all the answers and have a Happy New Years.