1998 Ford Excursion

1998 FORD EXCURSION
100,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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EEEMARK
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changed altinator still runs for 3 minute then dies i ran jumper wier to batery to bolt down wier on altinator nothing what does the wier do that clipes to altinator n could it be just a bad ground
Nov 19, 2008 at 8:33 PM
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DAVE H
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there is a ground wire to the engine block or the generator is grounded through housing to block .. use a volt meter to check your gettting an output from live wire at generator when you start engine ?? also the live wire to battery my be fused in some place ? i do not have a wiring diagram sorry
Nov 20, 2008 at 6:05 AM
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