Here's the run down of the situation:

1. Car didn't start - Jumped it and it went 10-12 miles and died at
idle

2. Replaced battery and eventually had to replace positive cables
because they were badly corroded (sp?).

3. Car ran, but battery light came on.

4. Took it to Autozone, whose absent minded (didn't appear to know what
he was doing) clerk "tested" the alternator and said there was no
charge/voltage coming out of it.

5. Purchased a rebuilt alternator and put it on - battery light still
comes on.

Any ideas/suggestions?

Thing maybe the alternator (rebuilt) could be faulty - but that's a
small chance. With the rebuilt alternator on, and the car running, I
disconected the negative terminal and the engine died.

maybe the idiot light is stuck on, maybe try unhooking the battery for
10-12 minutes and seeing what happens, I really don't know, I know that
trick works for the cel.


J Rod wrote:

J Rod wrote:
says the alternator is bad. I will have to say that I have gotten more
than one bad rebuilt alternator over the years, so it's entirely
possible that you got a bad one. It's also possible (although less
likely) that there is a control circuit problem elsewhere.

--
Cy Welch
89 Camaro RS 5.0 TBI
98 Passport
03 Malibu

For anyone who is interested here was the result of the problem:

The morning after I installed the new (rebuilt) alternator my
girlfriend's mother took the car to a mechanic (the car belongs to my
girlfriend) against my requests to let me have another crack at solving
the problem.

It was a simple solution, as the wire that runs from the alternator to
the battery became disconnected at the point where it connects to the
battery. Does it connect to the battery via a connection through the
fuse box (when I was removing the old positive cables I did not notice
a wire that connected to the positive cable at the point where it bolts
to the fuse box)?