After changing alternator how do you reset 98 gtp engine? You do not have to reset anything. Will a diesel engine run with battery cable disconnected if the alternator is bad? A vehicle may not run if the battery cables are disconnected with or without a bad alternator. The best way to test an alternator is by voltage output when applying a load. How do you install an alternator on a 1990 Chevy Cavalier? Why wont your 1989 Volkswagen passot charge its battery? What could prevent the alternator from charging the battery on a 2002 Volkswagen Eurovan? Bad alternator, voltage regulator, or battery. Also a loose or corroded cable or bad cable. What does it mean when your Volkswagen jetta's battery light comes on? What is a way to check alternator car should stay running if battery is disconnected? If the alternator is not working the battery gets discharged. In most cars a light will show on the dashboard - battery light icon, and this will suggest fault in the battery or alternator. The Alternator in a 91 Dodge Dynasty will not charge the battery. The alternator is good as is the battery. Disconnected the ground wire and car auto.
What could possible be wrong? I disconnected the battery on my 1994 Eclipse and now it will not idle. What is the problem? I think your alternator doesn't work properly. Will car run when battery disconected? Almost all cars will run with the battery disconnected. They have a generator that will produce enough electricity to keep the vehicle running. However, DO NOT RUN THE CAR WITH THE BATTERY DISCONNECTED you run a serious risk of destroying your ECM, the main computer in your car. You can also destroy your electronic dash. Why does your car turn off when you unplug your battery? It shouldn't. When the engine is running, electricity is supplied by the alternator, not the battery. If the engine dies when the battery is disconnected, the battery and/or some related part (such as the voltage regulator) is bad. Why is my alternator in my 1995 Volkswagen golf not get power to the battery and all the wiring is good? Does Chevy Caprice engine run when battery is disconnected?
How do you get the battery light to turn off on a 1998 Chevy Malibu? When this light stays on, it is telling you the system is not charging. Possible bad alternator, battery, or loose or disconnected wire. What causes the battery and brake light to come on when the alternator connector is plug in and it will go out when it is disconnected and sometimes with it connected it will kill the battery? 1996 Volkswagen jetta when i disconnected battery then reconnected the 4 way flasher started flashing and the car would not start? Why will 1999 Volkswagen Beetle not start after replacing battery? You need to replaced the starter or the alternator. Battery light stays on in your Chevy silverado 2005? If its good then it could just be the diode in the alternator. I would suggest you replace it becuase eventually your alternator will die and the battery will not get charged leaving you stranded somewhere.
It is possible to just be a battery but you wont know unless you have the battery tested. Had alternator checked they said was good but when positive is disconected car dies? If the alternator is computer regulated it may not run with battery disconnected. The alt. may be good, but the wires to it are open/shorted. Does your alternator belt have anything to do with your brake light and battery light coming on? What is draining your van battery? What would cause a 1997 ford contour 5 speed lose RP-M's and speedometer stops working after replacing battery and alternator? May be you accidently disconnected a sensor wire doing the repairs. Maybe you have to reprogram the vehicle computer because the battery was disconnected. Will a 2002 chrysler voyager still run if you take the battery cables off? Maybe. The engine computer is the voltage regulator, with the battery disconnected it may not be able to control the alternator output voltage correctly. This could cause it to go low or high.
