Charging issues on 98 2.5L

[Carolina_Outlaw]

Hey everyone, been a member for a while and done quite a bit of reading in here. My question: what would cause my charging guage to drop when i accelerate while passing or just getting up to speed? Also Charging levels seem to get lower and lower over the past couple of days? I had a tech at Advance Auto run a check on the battery and alt. on sat. They both checked out fine. I swapped out the voltage regulator, but obviously not it.

 

[Earl43P]

Welcome to The Ranger Station!

Click on the Tech Library tab at the top of the page and read the alternator section.

In general, most alternators only last about 120-140,000 miles, then the brushes are too short to maintain contact. Another common failure is corrosion under the insulation of the power cables. Good luck figuring it out.

 

[Carolina_Outlaw]

Thanks. The Truck has 125,000 on it and still on the original drive belt and alternator. Today i installed a new alt, battery, positive and ground cables, and new drive belt. Checked all other connections and problem has been resolved. Been a busy day under the carport.

 

[Earl43P]

You're welcome, and thank YOU for posting your positive result!

 

[robertc1024]

Amen - Thanks from me too. It is extremely helpful to have positive results posted. Too many threads end with sage advice from guys like Earl43P, ADSM08 etc.