2003 Ford Crown Victoria NOT CHARGING, ALTERNATOR PROBLEM

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA
120,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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RICK SALYER
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INSTALL NEW ALTERNATOR. AFTER 2 MONTHS
CAR QUITS CAHRGING, CAR IS A X POLICE CAR
HAS A 130 AMP ALTERNATOR ON IT
Jan 10, 2008 at 4:38 AM
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IZ1111
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If you still have an old battery, and you get a new alternator. You kinda force it to adapt to different a adjustment and you may have pushed it too far. Either your battery stopped taking a charge because of age or the change of input energy. Or you just burned up your new alt. for making it charge an old, undercharged battery.
Feb 19, 2008 at 12:22 PM
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JMUGGE2000
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Check the cable that runs from the alternator to the power distribution block. Make sure it is tight. I have a 99 Police interceptor and my wire actually was melting my B.U.S.S. Bar cause of a loose connection.
Nov 16, 2008 at 7:22 AM
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