Hey Everyone,
I recently purchased a 2000 Mustang GT. On the drive home, about an hour in, I noticed the odometer turned off, lights started flickering and eventually the car died. After getting it home, I ran a few tests and it appeared that the alternator wasn’t charging. When measuring using the alternator casing as the ground, the multi meter read the same voltage as the battery. I removed the alternator and got it bench tested at autozone and it output 14.8 volts. I also checked the small clip connector with the 2 wires, and they both had voltage coming through. The yellow was reading the same as the battery, however the green/red one was reading significantly lower.
One note is that when the car died, i don’t remember seeing the “low battery” dash light come on. When i put the ignition to on, the battery light also does not come on.
Any ideas? I’ve read that if the battery dash light burns out, that will cause problems in ur charging system. Any way to verify that?
Thanks!
I recently purchased a 2000 Mustang GT. On the drive home, about an hour in, I noticed the odometer turned off, lights started flickering and eventually the car died. After getting it home, I ran a few tests and it appeared that the alternator wasn’t charging. When measuring using the alternator casing as the ground, the multi meter read the same voltage as the battery. I removed the alternator and got it bench tested at autozone and it output 14.8 volts. I also checked the small clip connector with the 2 wires, and they both had voltage coming through. The yellow was reading the same as the battery, however the green/red one was reading significantly lower.
One note is that when the car died, i don’t remember seeing the “low battery” dash light come on. When i put the ignition to on, the battery light also does not come on.
Any ideas? I’ve read that if the battery dash light burns out, that will cause problems in ur charging system. Any way to verify that?
Thanks!
