Hey guys, Thanks for answering my questions so far, it really has helped me out quite a deal. But now I have a re-occuring problem with my maverick. My alternator light has gone on for the second time. The first time it did, I had just bought the car and was driving on the freeway when my car stalled. I came to a complete stop and fired my engine up, but my alternator light went on. The next day I put a new alternator in w/ a new voltage regulator, and it kept the light off for about 100 miles. Last night I fire it up, warmed it up for a few min and my car stalled again. So i fired it up and my alternator light was back on. Do I have a short or something is burned out? Any input would help me out greatly! Sorry for the long post. Mike
IMO it points to an igniton switch or other wire fault. You should have had the units tested before spending money guessing and hopeing. Please don't take offense at this. It's common sense.
Have you checked the voltage when the alt. light is on and the car running at high idle? You could also have a ground fault, bad ground near the alternator or regulator. Again, it is possible you got a bad rebiuld also. This happens all too often. I'd check the voltage and all grounds and connections for corrosion or bad wires, etc. first thing. If you don't have a voltmeter to check the charge, get one. They can be gotten cheaply anywhere. The digital ones are the best. I wouldn't trade mine for anything...it comes in handy too often.
No offense taken, I really haven't had time to check anything, just fire it up and see if it was on still. Ill try my voltmeter and see if im getting the proper charge. The reason I changed my parts out because they were the originals so I only assumed, I like starting off with fresh parts anyways! Thanks for the help guys.
