2000 Hyundai Elantra charging

2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
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2000 Hyundai Elantra Two Wheel Drive Automatic 160000 miles

my battery went dead so i charged it over night.i had the charging system tested and the alternater showed it was not charging, i put a new one in and it still shows it's not charging.is there a external regulater or fuse i should check. thanks david
Jun 20, 2010 at 6:53 AM
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Hi there, You will have to check the fuses, fusible links and the resistor are all serviceable, start here. mark (mhpautos)


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Jun 20, 2010 at 7:33 AM
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thanks mark, all that checked out good, took old alt in and it was bad, they then checked new alt and it was bad too. i will now put in another alt they gave me,hope that does it, thanks for the help.will update dave
Jun 21, 2010 at 9:03 AM
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expect the unexpected in this industry, a faulty new alternator would not be expected, it just shows that you must check everything twice.

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Jun 21, 2010 at 5:07 PM
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put new alt in, same thing. after pounding my head on the engine,i noticed when you reved the motor the belt didn't realy speed up all that much, i took the belt off and all the ribs were gone, it looked fine on the outside, works great now, my head still hurts. thanks again, dave
Jun 22, 2010 at 7:04 AM
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Good result in the end, that's the main thing.

mark
Jun 22, 2010 at 8:46 AM