You should check the "new" alternator again. My guess is you took off a bad
one and put another bad one in its place.



<JRK58@MSN.COM> wrote in message
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> My XJ died due to a no charge condition, battery tested good, alt
> tested bad. Replaced alt, ammeter showed no charge so I checked the
> fuse links and connections at the.....well I'm not sure what it's
> called but it has a stud that all the fuse links bolt to and 4 spade
> type connectors, I didn't really do anything to it other than plug and
> unplug and clean the connections.After that it started charging showing
> 14 amps. Well it's not charging again, I went thru the same motions to
> no avail. Any ideas?
>

 

That happened the last time I replaced the alternator, this time I had
it tested right out of the box and it passed. Would a bad alt. act up
intermittently?

 

That happened the last time I replaced the alternator, this time I had
it tested right out of the box and it passed. Would a bad alt. act up
intermittently?

 

That happened the last time I replaced the alternator, this time I had
it tested right out of the box and it passed. Would a bad alt. act up
intermittently?

 

That happened the last time I replaced the alternator, this time I had
it tested right out of the box and it passed. Would a bad alt. act up
intermittently?

 

So is the battery dead again? If the battery is fully charged the
Amp meter will read zero. If you're reading the stock gauge than that is
in volts and should always read fourteen while the engine is running, no
mater what your charging system is actually doing. If your volt meter
just reads the battery's voltage, twelve, than you have an open between
the battery and the alternator, the fuse link or it connections. Run a
jumper will test that. Still no charge? Than that's what we have
warranties for. And don't reverse the polarity next time.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

JRK58@MSN.COM wrote:
>
> My XJ died due to a no charge condition, battery tested good, alt
> tested bad. Replaced alt, ammeter showed no charge so I checked the
> fuse links and connections at the.....well I'm not sure what it's
> called but it has a stud that all the fuse links bolt to and 4 spade
> type connectors, I didn't really do anything to it other than plug and
> unplug and clean the connections.After that it started charging showing
> 14 amps. Well it's not charging again, I went thru the same motions to
> no avail. Any ideas?

 

So is the battery dead again? If the battery is fully charged the
Amp meter will read zero. If you're reading the stock gauge than that is
in volts and should always read fourteen while the engine is running, no
mater what your charging system is actually doing. If your volt meter
just reads the battery's voltage, twelve, than you have an open between
the battery and the alternator, the fuse link or it connections. Run a
jumper will test that. Still no charge? Than that's what we have
warranties for. And don't reverse the polarity next time.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

JRK58@MSN.COM wrote:
>
> My XJ died due to a no charge condition, battery tested good, alt
> tested bad. Replaced alt, ammeter showed no charge so I checked the
> fuse links and connections at the.....well I'm not sure what it's
> called but it has a stud that all the fuse links bolt to and 4 spade
> type connectors, I didn't really do anything to it other than plug and
> unplug and clean the connections.After that it started charging showing
> 14 amps. Well it's not charging again, I went thru the same motions to
> no avail. Any ideas?

 

So is the battery dead again? If the battery is fully charged the
Amp meter will read zero. If you're reading the stock gauge than that is
in volts and should always read fourteen while the engine is running, no
mater what your charging system is actually doing. If your volt meter
just reads the battery's voltage, twelve, than you have an open between
the battery and the alternator, the fuse link or it connections. Run a
jumper will test that. Still no charge? Than that's what we have
warranties for. And don't reverse the polarity next time.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

JRK58@MSN.COM wrote:
>
> My XJ died due to a no charge condition, battery tested good, alt
> tested bad. Replaced alt, ammeter showed no charge so I checked the
> fuse links and connections at the.....well I'm not sure what it's
> called but it has a stud that all the fuse links bolt to and 4 spade
> type connectors, I didn't really do anything to it other than plug and
> unplug and clean the connections.After that it started charging showing
> 14 amps. Well it's not charging again, I went thru the same motions to
> no avail. Any ideas?

 

So is the battery dead again? If the battery is fully charged the
Amp meter will read zero. If you're reading the stock gauge than that is
in volts and should always read fourteen while the engine is running, no
mater what your charging system is actually doing. If your volt meter
just reads the battery's voltage, twelve, than you have an open between
the battery and the alternator, the fuse link or it connections. Run a
jumper will test that. Still no charge? Than that's what we have
warranties for. And don't reverse the polarity next time.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

JRK58@MSN.COM wrote:
>
> My XJ died due to a no charge condition, battery tested good, alt
> tested bad. Replaced alt, ammeter showed no charge so I checked the
> fuse links and connections at the.....well I'm not sure what it's
> called but it has a stud that all the fuse links bolt to and 4 spade
> type connectors, I didn't really do anything to it other than plug and
> unplug and clean the connections.After that it started charging showing
> 14 amps. Well it's not charging again, I went thru the same motions to
> no avail. Any ideas?

 

The battery had a full charge when the volt meter (thought it was an
amp gauge) dropped from 14 to 12 or less. Actually it was charging when
I parked it and not charging the next time I started it. Thanks