will not charge

[hammerinn101]

92 festiva will not charge new alternator battery and belt am i missing something : fixed

[Gforcefd]

Check to make sure the wire from the alternator to the battery isn't broken

[festivaWES]

battery could have dead cell...it happens. Is it a maintence free battery or is somehow the water in the cavities low??

[Gforcefd]

He just said a new battery too

[25Horseplay]

He just said a new battery too

I bought a new battery thatt was bad before. Check all your ground connections too.

[packrat427]

I have new batteries from Walmart that go bad like clockwork in 6 mos . in the Caddy , and they are the MAXX 78 .

I have also see a bad alternator ..
The last person that had this same problem , had a new battery and a new/reman alternator , It was a defective alternator !!

Have it checked to see if it is putting out anything .

[monkeyracing]

Yup, bad new parts happen. The day after I bought my Toyota (july 06) it broke down. The battery was replaced. 2 days later it died again, bad alternator. The poor guys at the dealership didn't know what to think: brand new Toyota, pinnacle of reliability, etc.

[Damkid]

hook a volt. meter to the battery while it's running, if it's says between 12 - 14 volts the alternator should be good, and it's the battery that would be deffective

i learned that one from a friend of mine who is a 3rd year apprentice for a mechanic