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3.4 1996 Monte Carlo you have replaced the alternator and the battery in the last month this morning it started fine than you tried to start it at work and it does nothing at all?
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∙ 15y ago
Make sure the battery cables are making good contact with the battery and are clean and tight.
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What does a battery charge?
A battery charges nothing it accepts a charge from the alternator.
What is wrong with a 1995 cutlass serra replaced battery and alternator but your lights will not work dash instruments come on but no headlights brakes taillights radio nothing?
Check the fuses
Battery is not charging and you changed the alternator and still nothing?
its the baterry
What has happened to the electricity if the battery cables were not disconnected before the alternator was replaced?
batteries are stored energy, nothing should have happened. They say to disconnect the negative terminal for safety reasons.
What could be wrong if the battery is good and the alternator is good but the battery keeps being drained?
Something is causing a drain on the battery even with the vehicle off and nothing turned on. A good mechanic can do a drain test on the battery to see what may be draining the charge. A dead cell in the battery itself will also cause the battery to go dead. Disconnect the negative battery cable overnight and if the battery is dead the next morning it has a dead cell and must be replaced. If not look for a light that is on or a relay that is stuck.
You have a 99 Monte volts light came on and you still drove then the lights flashed and everything is dead charged battery nothing new battery nothing alternator?
It is the alternator. I have a 95 Monte Carlo and this has happened to me twice in the 3 years I've had the car. Each time I had to have the alternator replaced. The first time I had a problem with the alternator I took it to a shop and had it fixed. Two years later the alternator went out again without warning. That time we took it to a different shop and bought a new alternator with a three year warranty so it'll be free if it goes out two years later again.
Can my car start with a recharged battery if my alternator is bad?
Yes, the battery starts the engine, and as long as the battery is fully charged the engine will start. The battery will loose it's charge if the alternator is defective and not replenishing the charge of the battery but the alternator has nothing to do with starting the engine.
Could a bad coil keep the alternator from charging the battery?
Yes, because a bad coil will not allow the engine to run. But if the engine is running then the coil has nothing to do with the alternator charging the battery.
If Alternator dash light burned out will it prevent the alternator from charging?
no, the light has nothing to do with the alternator working properly, the light is only to warn you that it isn't charging the battery properly.
Will an alternator put out power if not hooked up to a battery and y?
No, the battery is part of it's circuit. In fact nothing in the car will work without the battery.
My 97 Cavalier interior lights don't turn on when you open the door the radio alway resets the clock and programmed channels I changed the battery and nothing What could be wrong with the power?
The alternator may need to be replaced.
Why does my battery keep dying and I had a new alternator in my BMW 740IL 2001?
Could be a bad belt, if you bought a rebuilt alternator then it may not be up to snuff, you might need to replace your battery, or you might have a parasitic drain in the vehicle's electronics somewhere which has nothing to do with the alternator. Without knowing the conditions under which it occurs, or why you had the alternator replaced in the first place (namely, whether you actually diagnosed it or just threw a part at it), it's a bit impossible to narrow it down.
