1990 Honda Accord alternator/battery recharging system

1990 HONDA ACCORD
153,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JASON DINSCORE
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My 1990 Honda Accord started losing power on me yesterday. I made it to autozone and had it checked and they said my battery was low. They charged battery to check alternator and said that was probably the problem. I removed alt and took it in to AZ and it checked out good. I reinstalled the alt and i still have a battery dummy light. All fuses are good and the ground off the batt looks good. But the car is still running off the battery. Any help would be very appreciated, thanks
Jan 18, 2008 at 4:47 PM
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MASTERTECHTIM
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99 out of a hundred times it is a bad alternator. check power at the fat wire to alt and make sure its good. now is the light on when you turn the key to on, then it stays on when its running. if so that eliminated wiring to alternator plug. bad alternator.
Jan 18, 2008 at 4:51 PM
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