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- Winnipeg, Canada
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- 2000
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- 3.0L flex
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2000 ranger, 3.0L flex fuel, 4x4
With my old alternator I was only getting 11.7 volts at the battery terminals when the truck is running, 12.6V when truck isn't running. After telling a few people how the electrical was shutting down before I got home (stereo turned off, RPM gauge stopped working, etc), everybody said its the alternator. I changed the alternator and cleaned the battery posts, ground connection beside battery and + cable at alternator. I also recharged the battery.
Started it up and the red battery warning light is still on. I'm still getting 11.7V when the trucks running and it drops even lower when I turn on my heat, radio etc. Increasing RPM doesn't change the voltage.
I tried to find the other ground connections to clean them but I can't see where they are. The larger battery negative goes behind the steering rack and I can't see where it goes from there. I'm not sure where the motor grounding wire is.
Can it be anything else I'm not thinking of? Any suggestions? I don't think it's the battery or battery connections cuz the truck still starts fine. I have a volt/ohm meter if I need to do any other checks
With my old alternator I was only getting 11.7 volts at the battery terminals when the truck is running, 12.6V when truck isn't running. After telling a few people how the electrical was shutting down before I got home (stereo turned off, RPM gauge stopped working, etc), everybody said its the alternator. I changed the alternator and cleaned the battery posts, ground connection beside battery and + cable at alternator. I also recharged the battery.
Started it up and the red battery warning light is still on. I'm still getting 11.7V when the trucks running and it drops even lower when I turn on my heat, radio etc. Increasing RPM doesn't change the voltage.
I tried to find the other ground connections to clean them but I can't see where they are. The larger battery negative goes behind the steering rack and I can't see where it goes from there. I'm not sure where the motor grounding wire is.
Can it be anything else I'm not thinking of? Any suggestions? I don't think it's the battery or battery connections cuz the truck still starts fine. I have a volt/ohm meter if I need to do any other checks
