no charge..? Again...
02-14-2012, 08:00 PM
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no charge..? Again...
well i was driving in some heavy rain yesterday to work and 1 block away from work my car died at the light! Was using blinker, wipers, and corner lights at that time. Car has new alternator and batt. i did notice a burning smell right before it shut off. Opened hood and smell was coming from the plug at the alternator.., (the bigger one not the small plug). Weird part is that when i would get a jump the car starts up right away but as soon as i disconnect jumper cables car dies..? Iv had this problem before but looks like everytime i have the battery charged at A/Z sucker lasts me for about 2/3 weeks before car does what its doing..! Any ideas and also sorry for the story here!
02-14-2012, 09:09 PM
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Yep, from what I understand the tabs will relax and make poor contact and could cause arcing. Really a crap design by ford. The dying once cables were removed is because the alt was no longer able to put out a charge and your car was running right off the feed from the other car.
02-14-2012, 09:23 PM
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where do i buy a new plug? Im a little sketched out by this tho, I have a feeling that if i do the 3g swap i still wont get charge and more money into a car that isnt operating correctly = No bueno., just me tho since iv had bad luck with the hulkster so far. simple.., how simple is the 3g swap?