Alternators have several wires connected to them. Check to make sure that all of the wires are on the proper terminals. If you disconnected the battery check all of the connections there as well. If these connections are good, then check the main fusible links to make sure one has not blown.
If the light comes on and its an auto tranny you need may need a new alternator. i had the same problem. the alternator was drawing power from my battery and o i didnt have enough power for my auto tranny
Why would you want to? should be a 3 pin plug in the back of the alternator.
No you dont need to remove the power steering pump to get at the bolts. if you go directly down from the very bottom of the pully on the power steering pump the bolt holding the top of the alternator should be right there. all you have to do is remove it and the alternator should come out.
There should be a heavy wire called the Alternator output wire, It carries power from the alternator to power your accessories and to maintain your battery. The smaller wires usually in a plug are either the alternator's voltage sense, Stator/ACurrent/Tachometer output, regulator/indicator light. or if its an Externaly regulated alternator they will be alternator Field, Stator/ACurrent/Tachometer. hope this helps
Not really. It should only move a little bit. If the alternator is not producing full power at idle, you may have a bad alternator.
Yes, power steering fluid is very harmful to an automatic transmission. You should not drive it until the fluid is changed.Yes, power steering fluid is very harmful to an automatic transmission. You should not drive it until the fluid is changed.
No, an alternator is not part of the power train. It is an auxiliary to provide electricity.
the alternator supplies power to the distributer, the battery gives power the the alternator
Wherever you need to step up (increase) an a.c. voltage. For example, the voltage generated by an alternator in a power station is far too low for transmission, so the alternator's voltage (of up to about 25 kV) would be stepped up to the 400 kV or so necessary for transmission.
The only power sent TO the alternator is rotational motion, usually from the fan belt.
Alternators do not generally over heat, and the do not contain fluid. Since it is red in color I would assume that you are spraying transmission fluid from a cooler line, or power stearing fluid. Power stearing is much more likely since the power stearing pump is also belt driven (just like the alternator), and commonly mounted very near the alternator.
It should be connected to the power steering pump which is under the alternator; probably right next to the battery.