Jason15036 Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 My battery has been dying lately, so I had my alternator tested at autozone and it tested good. My question is when the alternator is in the car and running on put a meter on the main hot stud and recieve 0.02, which I know it should be a lot higher than that. Now the main connector with 1 wire in it for the voltage regulator on the top of the alternator, I put a meter on that and recieved 7.00 to 9.00, is that correct, should there be voltage on this wire, Should it be higher and lower and what other steps could I take in diganosing why the alternator is not putting out power. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thank you , Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Fenwick Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Aloha Jason, You could try the information center on the dashboard. On my '92, I push INFORMATION until the alternator voltage shows. Try it with lights and A/C on and then off, see if the voltage changes. You need 12-14 volts. If this is good, try cleaning the battery posts and cables with a wire brush! Clean and bright. I have had Sears say that the alternator was good and sell me a new battery and find out later that the alternator was bad all along. Good luck Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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