wire to alternator

Asked by GuruLW8N Apr 16, 2017 at 09:01 PM about the 2001 Ford Escape XLT AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

What could be making my wire to my alternator get
hot and burning my alternator out

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Rowefast answered 7 years ago

A heavy draw on the alternator due to a shorted battery, or bad ground wire. Have the battery checked, it may have a shorted cell.

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