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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 08:07 PM
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ive put a new battery,and a new alternator in 08...battery light still comes on..any help ?
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 08:12 PM
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maybe bad connection somewhere
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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check your battery cables, clean th battery posts. there could be some built up corrosion on the posts or on the cables.
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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WELCOME TO THE FORUM!

maybe its a bad alternator? Did you buy it from Ford?
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 11:55 PM
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when did you replace the battery? was that recent, or with the alternator in 08?

if it was recent, then i would double check your cable from the alternator to the battery (it is a completely independant wire, and not part of the terminal connector) . i replaced mine once, and forgot to hook it up. so, then i bought a new alternator thinking my problem was actually a bad alternator. however, when i found the wire just sitting there, i felt like an idiot, but relieved at the same time.

anyhow, this was just a thought!

good luck.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 12:26 AM
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Here is your Alternator charging system, note fusible links. If any are bad it won't work.

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