7upedition
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'97 Ranger 4.0L V6 Auto
Battery was 5 years old and quit about a month ago, replaced it, no problem. A few weeks later battery light starts coming on, only getting 11.8V from the alternator, so I replaced it with a Reman'd alternator (had Advanced Auto bench Test the old and the new before I replaced). Fully charged battery, start truck, let run 20 min, no charging, voltage @ battery drops slowly as truck runs?
Any suggestions? I have continuity between Alternator post and Battery, continuity between grounds. I checked Alternator Fuse, continuity present.
Any one know of what this could be? I was wondering Starter Solenoid on fender cause the alternator lead returns to there and then to the battery? IDK
Thanks in advance
Battery was 5 years old and quit about a month ago, replaced it, no problem. A few weeks later battery light starts coming on, only getting 11.8V from the alternator, so I replaced it with a Reman'd alternator (had Advanced Auto bench Test the old and the new before I replaced). Fully charged battery, start truck, let run 20 min, no charging, voltage @ battery drops slowly as truck runs?
Any suggestions? I have continuity between Alternator post and Battery, continuity between grounds. I checked Alternator Fuse, continuity present.
Any one know of what this could be? I was wondering Starter Solenoid on fender cause the alternator lead returns to there and then to the battery? IDK
Thanks in advance