have a 1995 fd 28,000 miles automatic

so i was driving home... and all of a sudden my battery light came on and the little red light about the oil and temp came on and the car started running like garbage??


what happened??

 

Low battery voltage, alternator trouble.

 

alternator. does your air pump cycle on and off making noise too?

 

Did the hold light start flashing? Kinda sounds like it went into limp mode.

 

Its most likely the battery or the alternator. Contact me if you would like a 140 amp upgrade for the alternator.

 

alternator. lol had that problem happen to me 2 times already. change it out before you get stranded like i did. =[

 

my money is on the alt.

 

I just had the same lights two weeks or so ago. The first problem I found was the charging cable to the voltage regulator was not tightened down. So after I fixed that about a mile down the road the lights came back on. I noticed the the alt was putting out a steady 11.4v. Just as I was about to buy a new alt I realized that belt was really loose. After I looked closer I found that the alt bracket was not tightened down all the way. After I tightened everything back down I was getting 14v again. I would say if the alt is not loose then it is probably bad.