im having a real problem figuring out whats wrong with my car..it has to do with the charging system. i have replaced the battery and alternator and nothing.. at this point id like to rewire my altenator. does anyone have any experience doing this..because i do not.

 

Your a little far, when you say rewire what do you want to do exactly?

 

well for some reason my car always ends up just running on the battery and eventually dying. ive replaced the alternator and the battery and it still happens.. i was advised to try and rewire the alternator, but basically i just want help to resolve my problem. idk where to go from here

 

Have you had that alt tested? I have gotten dud parts before. I will talk to some guys that might know, find that out first and we can go from there.

 

ok ill do that and let you know.

 

Get in touch with Kahren. Hes a mechanic/tuner in your area that specializes in this cars.

 

Ok..so the alternator is good, the battery is good and charged..

can the battery terminals look fine..but be bad? they arent dirty or anything

 

i just check a couple major grounds and they were fine.. i drove the car for a good 20-30min and then eventually my cd player went out and everything slowed down again. luckily i was close to home and i didnt drain the battery..WTF is wrong with this..this has been a never ending episode for a month now

 

Are you getting charge to the battery at idle?

Should be about 13.5-14 volts

You should be able to start the car and disconnect the battery, and it continue to run on its own. Can you do this?

 

if i cant what would that mean? my battery is dead so i cant try ..i need a new one

 

That would mean that your alt is not putting out enough to run the system and it is using the battery to do so.

The battery is made for starting the car, the alternator is made to run the car electrical system and put a small charge back to the battery to maintain it.

Im just telling you stuff that we already know. Maybe you should post about this in the FC section that way it can get more fews and more people can chime in with their advice.

 

anyone know how reliable the pep boys/auto zone alternator test is?

i just changed my battery terminals and hooked them up to an old battery just to see if i got a connection..and i got a spark when i put them on. with the old terminals i have never gotten a spark..this makes me think the connection is better