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1986 Plymouth Horizon bad altinator?

Tiny
ROBERT STAFFORD
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  • 1986 PLYMOUTH HORIZON
1986 Plymouth Horizon

I recently replaced my altinator. I drove the car a few times after that was replaced. My battery went down and I had to jump the car. The car started, but when I removed the jumper cables, the car stopped running. Does this mean my altinator is not working? How can I test this. Could I have wires on backwards?
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009 AT 10:31 AM

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Tiny
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Did you get this fixed yet? It's been 5 months so I hope so.

If not, a common problem is a corroded off ground strap. The alternator is mounted on rubber isolators to reduce vibration so it needs that ground strap.

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Saturday, December 12th, 2009 AT 7:24 AM

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