Dashboard light

170,000 MILES • 1.6L • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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FERDINANDALICHOTI
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Trouble shoot battery, light still on dashboard. after rebuilding a bad alternator and tested to be charging the new battery.
Jan 30, 2019 at 5:28 PM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hi Ferdinan, my name is Alex and I will be helping.

It sounds to me like you should double check all the connections and wires between the alternator and the battery. Here are a few helpful links, and let us know what you find out.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-alternator https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked
Jan 30, 2019 at 11:26 PM
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