Car maintenance

Asked by GuruZ35N2 Dec 07, 2017 at 04:19 PM about the 2009 Ford Focus SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Crosed the battery terminals when hooking up the
battery now it will not hold a charge and the
altiator dies what can i do to fix this

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Larry answered 6 years ago

Also possible that diodes in alternator shorted out. Probably will need a new alternator

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