It's a new battery and I charged it before running the vanagon with the new alternator. > >Installing a new alternator with a dead battery is not a good thing for the >voltage regulator from what I am told. You should charge the battery >using a battery charger--not the alternator. You may have fried the >regulator. Take the battery and the alternator to where you bought them >and have them tested. Since alternators can be pricey, most shops >recommend replacing the battery if it is more than a few years old. > Jay > > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. |
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