I was driving home and my battery light came on (this is not the 1st time). I bearly made it in the driveway before it started puttering and finally just shut off.
During all this lights were dimming, radio cut off.
I later jumped it and as soon as I took the cables off,(after they were on there for 10-15 minutes) it started puttering and shut off again


What is going on?

I replaced the battery and alternator late 2007.

 

Sounds like your alternator.

 

alternator.... do you have a system?

 

no its stock

 

+1 on the alternator

 

Heres a trick that I used to do to check alternators with old mopars or classic fords. Get the car started, remove the negative and positive cabe, it will still run without being connected to the battery. You can actually just jump the cables itself. If it dies, your alternator is hosed. All you are doing is bypassing the battery. GL

 

d*mn, that is a pretty good trick, JK. but yeah, 100 bucks says it is the alternator. unfortunately, id doesnt matter if the alternator is new or not...ive seen soooo many crap alternators, its ridiculous. youll have everything wired perfectly, and a remanufactured alt. from a part store will sometimes last, i dunno, a couple of months?

id get a hi-amp alternator if you have to replace one. they arent that much, if any, more than an oem style one, and itll give you more peace of mind:

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/db-...2000%20%207761

hope that is helpful.

 

thanks guys, i ordered one at advanced auto and i have a friend there getting me a discount too.
i didnt realize that they will go out that quickly

do u guys think 110 Amps is enough ?
the previous one was 100

P.S. i know know about the trick but, i couldnt do it cause the car wont say on long enough for me to take of the battery

thanks for all the input
i'll let u all know how it goes 2morrow

 

Thanks bro, but I can't take credit for how I know that. My father showed me that trick a long time ago and it stuck and it works. He had his battery stolen a long time ago (66 fairlane) and just jumped the cables. He made it home but wasn't able to run any electrical (headlights). At least he found out the alt was good! The things you learn when you are in a bad way!!

P.S So if you get your battery stolen, just jump the cables, and crawl the stang or whatever you drive home or to the nearest auto parts store! When it comes to alternators, I wouldn't buy a rebuilt one, get one with a lifetime warranty and save the receipt. It's worth the extra cash to know you're covered.

 

You know thats bad for your car right?

And yes its your alternator.