2001 Mitsubishi Galant Changed Alternator Still Turns Off Power Removed

2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT
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Changed alternator still turns off power removed
Feb 3, 2013 at 11:13 PM
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it should if you remove a battery cable. doing this does and tests nothing but may damage computers.

if you want to check the alt then check the voltage at the battery with the engine running. it should be 14 to 14.5 volts

Roy
Feb 4, 2013 at 12:24 AM
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