ergibbs
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- 1991 EB Explorer
I have a 91 Explorer that is giving me a little grief. Recently ran out to the store at night and the panel lights went out (just the panel) twice and came back on. 2 days later, went to start it up and the battery was completely dry (the battery was new in October of last year). Obviously thinking it was the alternator, put in a different battery, started it up and disconnected the battery - the beast kept running. (By the way, the alternator was supposedly reconditioned about 5 or 6 months ago) Charged the battery and installed it yesterday. She starts fine now but I'm sure there is still an issue somewhere. I started running tests with my multimeter using this site - Alternator Troubleshooting - as a guide but the results are inconclusive. There is no fluctuation in the meter when I turn on different systems. I didn't get a reading when running step 2 for the inline fuse, but if the fuse were bad, the vehicle would shut off if I disconnected the battery while running, wouldn't it? The charged battery is also leaking acid from the caps (never did before) which makes me wonder if the alternator is putting out too much of a charge. How can I verify? All help is greatly appreciated.