Hello,

I was wondering if anybody had any ideas on this problem. My battery is not being charged by the alternator. Here are things I replaced:

1. Battery
2. Alternator
3 Belt - the belt is turning the alternator properly
4. Voltage regulator
5 all plugs are secure
6. checked voltage from battery only getting 10v?
7 checked voltage from the alternator..getting 8V?
8. all the contacts are good. no corrosion

is it possible it's the wires? or am i missing something here?

oh and my battery light is on.lol and the brake light..i think i have a lightly seized rear drum..i really don't think that would do anything.lol

 

[sm=welcomesign.gif][hr]When you checked voltage from the alternator..getting 8V? [hr]Was the car running?[hr]If not what is the voltage out put when it is running?

 

yes that's when it's running and if im not mistaken the output from the battery alone should be 14.1 to 14.7 is that correct?

 

Yes it should be around 14v.[hr]If you are getting 8v from the alternator running the alternator is no good.

 

ok thanks for the info...maybe i have a bum multimeter.lol

 

sorry i also forgot to mention i had the original alternator bench tested and it was fine

 

it was also fine before winter it sat for 7 months and now it's doing this

 

What year is the escort ?[hr]And where is the voltage regulator on this car?

 

it's a 91 winter beater escort.lol

ummm to be honest i dont know what voltage regulater im running other than to say it's stock and that a new one came with the alternator and the original was fine.

 

well at least i think the original was fine i think the bench test also tests that but now i'm not certain