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Symptoms Of A Bad Alternator
The most common symptom of a bad alternator are:
- 1
The charge light (also known as the battery light) will be shining nice and bright on your instrument cluster.
- 2
Whenever you turn on the headlights (night driving), they glow very dim.
- 3
The car won't crank, but when someone helps you to jump start it, your Ford or Mercury vehicle easily starts.
- 4
You have to constantly charge the battery or get jump starts after which the vehicle only runs for a few minutes and stalls.
Related Test Articles
You can check out the other 1.9L, 2.0L Ford articles by clicking here: Ford 1.9L, 2.0L Index Of Articles.
The following are samples of the articles you'll find in the index of articles:
- How To Test FORD 4 Cylinder Coil Pack Escort, Contour, Focus, Mystique, Tracer, 626 (Mazda) (at: easyautodiagnostics.com).
- How To Test Starter.
- How To Test The Crank Sensor.
- How To Test The Engine Compression.
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