silcom
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- March 21, 2011
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- City, State
- Eagle River, Alaska
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002 Explorer XL
Explorer died on my wife, battery dead. I had the alternator checked and it was defective (130K miles). Bought remanufactured alternator and installed. Battery light remained on. Checked voltage, 14.5V, with alternator turning. Checked connections, engine off: B+ 12v, A 12v, all connections to battery junction also ohmed OK (I'm an electrician so have a fair amount of experience with meters). All fuses OK. Since cables to J box checked out, the fuse links are also good. Also tested 2 yr old battery, OK
Took alternator back and got another, still got the red light problem. Still charging just fine, the computer just doesn't know it.
Reset OBD, but those codes seem related to emissions. I commited the sin of shorting out the B+ when disconnecting the alternator, but the fuse links are still OK.
Any suggestions?
Took alternator back and got another, still got the red light problem. Still charging just fine, the computer just doesn't know it.
Reset OBD, but those codes seem related to emissions. I commited the sin of shorting out the B+ when disconnecting the alternator, but the fuse links are still OK.
Any suggestions?