Alternator

[N.O.C]

Hey guys, I'm a newbie here. I have a 98 camaro 3.8, I just changed the alternator, it was fine for a day, but now it's not charging the battery. The gauge is sitting at just over 8. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

[crushedout]

Re: Alternator

I'd check connections, make sure wires and cables are not corroded

[kristen]

Re: Alternator

get your battery tested too

[N.O.C]

Re: Alternator

I'd check connections, make sure wires and cables are not corroded

Wires and cables are good, I was wrong about the position of the gauge, it's in the red just enough for the check gauges light to come on.

[junkey_chan]

Re: Alternator

if u put dead battery in it and thought alt would charge it, there is your problem and you might have killed it. test at alternator with dmm while running it shood be around 14.4v at alternator

[N.O.C]

Re: Alternator

if u put dead battery in it and thought alt would charge it, there is your problem and you might have killed it. test at alternator with dmm while running it shood be around 14.4v at alternator

the battery is not dead, never was

[Tom Rs]

Re: Alternator

chances are u missed a wire on the back of the alt

[N.O.C]

Re: Alternator

chances are u missed a wire on the back of the alt

Come on Tom, give me a little more credit than that lol. Turns out the alt was bad, I took it back tested it and got a new one, issue resolved. Thanks you to everyone that replied.

[crushedout]

Re: Alternator

Glad you got it fixed. Hopefully you stick around and post on the forum.