my alternator is not charging my battery (title edited to be a bit more creative)
06-23-04, 11:30 PM
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Hey hows it going to all of you. i got a big anoying problem as all problems are i drive a 94 sc400 i have had it about a year now my problem is that my alternator is not charging my battery, y ? i dont know its not the alternator i took it out an took it to a local discount auto parts to have it checked out an they said it wuz fine so if its not the alternator what else cud be wrong any help wud be greatley apreciated the car has 200,000 miles an it anoying cuz tha motor is fine, everything else in the car is fine jus that problem .
06-23-04, 11:55 PM
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Nope i just spent 120 bucks on a new optima yellow top battery. and the weird thig is that befor my alternator or w/e ever is wrong went out it the car dieed once an i jumped it then it worked for liek a nother copule of days an then went out aginan this time went out for good besides the alternator cud anything else be wrong..? by the way the battery is weeks old..thanx for ur help.
06-24-04, 04:47 AM
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Sounds like the alternator. Try cleaning the contacts on the ground on the alternator, as well as making sure they wires are good. Clean/replace the contacts for the posts on the battery, and make sure all grounds are solid.
06-24-04, 07:19 AM
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sounds like something i had going on about a month ago. my battery discharge light came on, so the first thought was the alternator. once the alternator came out of my car, opened it up and checked for issues. i'm not sure if this is your problem too, but my fix totalled about $8 for the alternator parts. i also got a new battery, but that was more of something that had to be done eventually anyway, so it was a good time for me to do it. you might want to try cleaning the contacts to your battery if you've never done that as well.
06-24-04, 08:46 AM
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hmmm....thanks. for the help im gonna pull it out right now an try all of this out an by the way our cars have battery discharge lights, i dident know that everytime something wud happend tha car wud jus die out.
06-24-04, 04:17 PM
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More people will chime in to try to help but man do us a favor and spellcheck before posting. It's somewhat difficult to read through your posts in their current condition. I now u're anxius to git yur nfo but this little detal wil help yur cause (see what I mean?). Good luck. 
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