Charging problem.

Tiny
DURAPAX
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After lending my 1996 Isuzu Rodeo to my Brother in law, he left the lights on and killed the battery. We jump started the engine and as soon as the jumper cables were removed the engine died. We tried it again after attaching a volt meter and found that the alternator was not charging at all. I replaced the alternator with a new one and it still does not charge. I was told by the parts dealer that this alternator has an internal regulator and as long as there is power to it, it should charge. The battery has 11.5 volts and all fuses have been checked. The engine is a 3.6 liter V-6 and it has 163000 miles on it.
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Saturday, February 24th, 2007 AT 2:23 PM

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Tiny
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Check the wire that goes from the alternator to the batteries positiive cable( it will be the wire that is bolted to the alternator) ensuring that you have continuity, if you don't have continuity then check and see if the wire has a fusable link in the wire. Next have your battery tested by a parts store to see if it is still good, I had a similar problem with my durango when the battery when bad.
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Sunday, February 25th, 2007 AT 6:18 AM

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