Battery does not charge

Asked by GuruD3P6G Sep 30, 2017 at 10:51 AM about the 2003 Ford Windstar LX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Battery light came on battery kept going
dead so i bought new battery an the battery
light is on an battery wont charge

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Guru9FSV8 answered 7 years ago

If you can get van started, put a voltmeter on battery terminals and see if you are getting 13.5-14.8 volts. If not you have a bad alternator. In the interim, put the new battery on a trickle charge. I also got a separate notion from your description that you might have a parasitic drain? Check alternator first and then if that is good, investigate the parasitic drain.

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