My battery is not charging

Asked by GuruZMHS8 Dec 03, 2017 at 01:08 PM about the 2000 Ford E-Series E-150 STD Econoline

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I change my battery an alternator on my van an it
would take a charge but after 10 min it goes down i
check my cables  their fine so i dont know wut to
do

3 Answers

15,715

Sounds like your alternator is bad. Put a volt meter on your battery terminals and see what the voltage is before you try to start it. watch to see how far it drops when you start it. If it goes below 10v the battery may be bad due to a bad alternator. if it starts, see what the voltage is while it is supposed to be charging. It should go to 13.4 approximately if alternator is working properly.

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