alternator went bad
 

Hi pplz I have another big problem. Last Thursday I was driving my car and then all of a sudden, my lights inside were dim and then my car starter jerking and then it turned off. So I was guessing the alternator was bad cuz I tried jumping it and it would only stay on if my jumper cables are still attached and once I take it off it would drain the battery first and then turns off. So the next day I got my self an alternator. It worked fine but after 5 min I saw a smoke coming out of the hood so I turned off the car and notice that the ground wire in the alternator, the connector was loose so it fried my alternator. So good thing I have a warranty on the alternator so I got another one. I put it on and made sure the ground wire was real tight and secure and then I started up. My car lasted for 5 minutes again and then that was it. It turned off agen. The alternator went bad agen. So what should I do pplz. My car is park somewhere out there and I’m afraid its going to get towed lol I don’t know what to do pls help!

or maybe because that fat wire is power, not ground.

+1 ..... alts are ground by the frame... not by the ring connector or terminal plug

btw i'm in the same boat. i'm on my second alt. i'm having electrical issues i think. good luck with your ride.

haha thanx u too hopefully i fix asap cuz its my daily car