Battery drains in a few minutes, after I got a jump, I changed my alternator and it's still not working

Asked by Johnhigh9 Oct 24, 2017 at 07:10 PM about the 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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First is the new alternator good? Second is all your ground wires to and from your alternator good? Good contacts and not broken? Do a voltage drop test on the positive and negative sides. Another thing to consider is if the battery is good.

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