So my 5.0's battery went dead so I figured it was just a bad battery.. got a new battery and it killed it again... so I get a new alternator...battery dies again... take the alternator back and get a new one... it tests out good on the bench test at autozone so we put a new one back in the car and it shows that no volts are going back to the battery from the alternator.
I know people get bad alternators from time to time but I've exchanged this one and had it tested along with the old one and they both tested out fine.
If I leave it sit I can start it up in the morning and drive it a block or so and the battery light comes on and the lights start dimming and then all power is gone...
So I understand that for some reason the alternator isn't getting power back to the battery and that's why it's dying.. but if the alternator is good what else could it be??
I'm so lost.. any help is appreciated.
I know people get bad alternators from time to time but I've exchanged this one and had it tested along with the old one and they both tested out fine.
If I leave it sit I can start it up in the morning and drive it a block or so and the battery light comes on and the lights start dimming and then all power is gone...
So I understand that for some reason the alternator isn't getting power back to the battery and that's why it's dying.. but if the alternator is good what else could it be??
I'm so lost.. any help is appreciated.