tracker1962
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Hi all, hope you can help and I'm in the right section to post?
Found myself with my 04 Explorer starting funny for a few days and then dying. Battery down! Got the alternator bench tested today and it's putting out power but only 13 some volts. New battery in the vehicle. Ordered in a used alternator to replace it but not in yet. Pull the + cable from the battery when it's running and the truck still runs. Volt meter at the battery still shows a slow decline in charge never over 11.60 volts and then going down slowly as I let the truck idle.
Thinking it's the alternator? But it's only 4 years old??
Any thoughts before I take ownership of this other alternator on order that I can't return?
Thank for the help. Tracker.
Found myself with my 04 Explorer starting funny for a few days and then dying. Battery down! Got the alternator bench tested today and it's putting out power but only 13 some volts. New battery in the vehicle. Ordered in a used alternator to replace it but not in yet. Pull the + cable from the battery when it's running and the truck still runs. Volt meter at the battery still shows a slow decline in charge never over 11.60 volts and then going down slowly as I let the truck idle.
Thinking it's the alternator? But it's only 4 years old??
Any thoughts before I take ownership of this other alternator on order that I can't return?
Thank for the help. Tracker.