2000 Hyundai Elantra charging

2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
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DLM41166
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2000 Hyundai Elantra Two Wheel Drive Automatic 160000 miles

my battery went dead so i charged it over night.i had the charging system tested and the alternater showed it was not charging, i put a new one in and it still shows it's not charging.is there a external regulater or fuse i should check. thanks david
Jun 19, 2010 at 11:53 PM
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Hi there, You will have to check the fuses, fusible links and the resistor are all serviceable, start here. mark (mhpautos)


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Jun 20, 2010 at 12:33 AM
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thanks mark, all that checked out good, took old alt in and it was bad, they then checked new alt and it was bad too. i will now put in another alt they gave me,hope that does it, thanks for the help.will update dave
Jun 21, 2010 at 2:03 AM
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expect the unexpected in this industry, a faulty new alternator would not be expected, it just shows that you must check everything twice.

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Jun 21, 2010 at 10:07 AM
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put new alt in, same thing. after pounding my head on the engine,i noticed when you reved the motor the belt didn't realy speed up all that much, i took the belt off and all the ribs were gone, it looked fine on the outside, works great now, my head still hurts. thanks again, dave
Jun 22, 2010 at 12:04 AM
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Good result in the end, that's the main thing.

mark
Jun 22, 2010 at 1:46 AM
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