So i get in my truck today after work and it starts fine, i look at the gauges and the battery gauge is down almost all the way. I drive it all the way home, only like 7 miles, and as soon as i cut it off i try to restart it and it wont stat. I just replaced the altenator like 2 months ago and the battery is only a few months old too. I let the truck sit for a couple of hours and i go out and it starts, it has trouble but it does start and the battey gauge is just a little over dead. Im pretty sure it is either the battery or altenator. Any ideas/suggestions?

 

you can take your alternator...and battery for that matter...to advanced auto parts and they can test them for you.

I'd say it's the alternator. Happened to me.

 

yeah i know it, i was hoping its not the altenator though i just replaced it like 2 months ago.

 

Though it could be that your battery just isn't holding a charge. Id' say you're best bet would be to take your battery and have it tested. At least that way you're not taking out your alt for no damn reason. lol

 

yeah i am gonna take it up there in a few minutes, the thing is i just went out and it started. that makes me think the batt is holding some charge

 

do the old fashion trick...wit the car runnin...take the neg off the battery...car still runs alt is good...

 

yo fuck advanced hah take it to autozone, where did you buy the battery and alternator from?

 

ima go try that now, and i got the altenator at autozone, but the wife got the battery from firestone or something like that.brb im gonna go try that trick

 

I don't know if your truck as a fuse for the alternator. But on my 98' prelude I had a fuse that went out. It caused the alternator to not charge my battery.

 

k take it back im not going out and trying that right now, it is shitting and pissing rain..... and i dont know if it has a fuse either... its a 01 navigator. when i replaced the altenator a couple of months ago i didnt see any fuse or anything