If the alternator is charging at full capacity it probably should not but, some cars do have a closed circuit and if you open the circuit by removing a wire the car will shut down.
Dead battery, disconnected starter cable, or the engine is missing.
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.
The negative battery cable from the battery.
Anytime a battery cable is disconnected you have to reprogram the set radio stations
The alternator is bad. The engine is running off of the battery and when you take the cable off it has no electrical power. If the alternator was working, the car would keep running. Be advised, doing this can damage a healthy alternator. This is not a good way to test the system.
When you disconnect a battery cable all the preset radio stations ( and the clock ) have to be reset
No, not from something pulling power from the battery. A battery that runs down with one cable disconnected has a dead cell and must be replaced.
You can reset the computer in your H2 Hummer by disconnecting the ground cable from the battery. Leaves the battery cable disconnected for 10 seconds, and reconnect.
Look on the rear lower end of engine Follow + battery cable Look on the rear lower end of engine Follow + battery cable Look on the rear lower end of engine Follow + battery cable
the cable is located at the top of the engine behind the throtle body if it is a 4.6L V8.
You can connect the battery ground cable to the frame of the vehicle or to the engine.
would a bad battery cable in a 95 toyota corolla make a engine come on?