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Re: Focus is dead!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:29 am
by KRYPTO
richie_1 wrote:ITS YOUR ALTERNATOR.. I HAD THAT PROBLEM BEFORE WITH MINE.. CLICKS WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY..WHERE DO U LIVE IN LINO.
When I hook main lead to alternator lead only there is no drop in volts.
Re: Focus is dead!!!
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:01 am
by richie_1
yeah my alternator was checked out fine the first time then went to another store and check out bad.. but give me a ring and i'll coe and check it out
Re: Focus is dead!!!
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:36 pm
by closetfordfan

Have you checked the ignition?
Re: Focus is dead!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:58 pm
by focinite
i think it is the metal tab in the power distubution box. i did some checkin and i found a few issues relating to this. the main power goes to a tab in the center of the box then splices off from there. id put money on the tab being cracked or rusted from the water gettin splashed up in there from the lilly pad autox.

that would explaine the voltage drop. also its always sumptin simple stupid. im not callin ya stupid..........simple

words of tom ryan, they ring true always

Re: Focus is dead!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:48 am
by iminhell
Check the junction on the starter where the main power is and the power for the solenoid, betcha they are touching or close enough to arc.
Re: Focus is dead!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:13 pm
by KRYPTO
got it fixed, was just a bad ground
now I have 6 grounds on my motor

Re: Focus is dead!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:59 pm
by focinite
KRYPTO wrote:got it fixed, was just a bad ground
now I have 6 grounds on my motor

what ground was bad? was it the one that grounds the fuse box?

Re: Focus is dead!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:45 am
by KRYPTO
All they did was run a 2/0 gauge wire from the battery to the motor. now they tell me the alt is bad after they said it was good 2 weeks ago
I hate this fucken car!!!!!!!!!!!