1994 Lincoln Town Car Replaced Battery Alternator Still Charging Check Engine

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Replaced battery, alternator and still not charging. check engine light still on. How can I retrieve codes
Oct 28, 2012 at 11:02 AM
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Let's start with what the codes are as you mentioned. Here is a guide that will help with this, or you can have a parts store pull them for you:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Once we know what the codes are we can go from there but how do you know if it is not charging? Have you checked the alternator, or do you just have a low voltage gauge light on?

Here is a guide that will help with checking the alternator:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-alternator

We need to prove that the alternator is actually not charging because you have a resistor in your cluster that will display the proper voltage level.

If this resistor has failed, then the gauge will not be accurate.

Please see the info attached. We need to measure the resistance on pin 10 and 12 on the cluster and make sure it is 442 ohms.

Here is a guide that will help with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-voltmeter

Please see the diagram below and let us know what you find.

Thanks
Feb 19, 2022 at 11:16 PM
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