Originally posted by ThomasBrown:
... took it around the block a couple of times and no batt light. Left it running to charge the batt and then came out after about 30 min and the car was off and the batt was dead. But the batt light did not come on at all.



First all, retract the offer of free drinks.

Then, do you have a new (good) battery or is this the bad one?

Once you get it started again, test the alternator and see if it is putting out 14 to 14.5 volts (test at the battery terminals).

Check wiring from battery to alternator and battery to ground (frayed, loose, kinked, chafed).

It appears that the alternator is not charging the battery. When you turn the key to on, does the Battery/charge light stay on until you start the engine? (to check if the bulb is blown).

"Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles