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1998 Mustang GT Not Holding Power

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I have a 1998 GT 4.6L SOHC, i was on my way home from a concert and my belt was squealing and i was slowly losing power and it ended up dying, assuming it was the alternator cause that has been an issue in an older car, i got a new alternator, jumped the car and still no good, the car holds power when connected to cables, it idles it sounds fine has no starting issues, i just can’t figure out why it just will not hold power, brand new battery aswell.

If anyone has had any similar issues or knows a fix please let me know! I have thought about the Crankshaft Sensor Piston, Ignition Coils, Air Regulator.
 

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Have you verified if the alternator is working? Even though it is new I would still verify the output with a DMM.
 
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TIGGER said:
Have you verified if the alternator is working? Even though it is new I would still verify the output with a DMM.
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do places like autozone or orileys have a multimeter to test it like they do batteries? i do not own one.
 

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I am sure that do but you can get a cheap DMM from harbor freight as well.
 
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