Alternator problem....or something else?
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Alternator problem....or something else? I've got a 98 Z28 that my boyfriend and I assumed the alternator went out in. We change it, along with the plug-in(not sure what it is called...has a tiny wire hooked to it, I assume for the gauge) because it broke when he took the alternator out. We put everything back, made sure the battery was hot and it is still running the battery down very quickly...anything else we can check? Or could I have gotten a bad alternator from Auto Zone? Any ideas would be really helpful, I've only had the car a month and am really upset to not be able to drive it already...I'm totally spoiled for this car!
Did you have the battery tested before you changed the alternator? The battery may just be bad and won't hold a charge. Just take the battery to autozone and have it tested. They can tell you if it is bad. Are you sure that you got the "little wire" wire back together correctly? If not that could also still be a problem.
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Yes, we tested the battery and have put multiple hot batteries in and it runs them all down. I will have him check the wire again tomorrow and we will probably re-test the new alternator to see if we possibly got a bad one.
More suggestions welcomed. Thanks in advance!
More suggestions welcomed. Thanks in advance!
