Ok so i had an electrical problem. Search "Electical" because i sucked at spelling to get the story

Now i have replaced the battery, replaced the alternator, and cleaned off male and female terminals.

My car will run if jumped. The battery does its job, as does the alternator. But somewhere in between there the battery is not receicving charge from the alternator so with the smallest power draw, as the brake lights when i hit my brakes the battery starts to drain and the car eventually dies.

Now i know there are three parts to the charge system (right?) The battery, the alternator, and the voltage regulator. Is the voltage regulator my best bet or is there something cheaper/easier/ something else it could be besides that?

Please i need help i need to fix this AAASSSAAAPPP

Thanks guys

 

Sounds like voltage reg. or bad/loose ground to me

 

yeah i did check the grounds too. They were all tight but should i replace them or something?

 

You could always try, but if they're good i dont know if that would fix it.

 

right, right, so its pretty much lookin like im gonna be $170 in the hole with a voltage regulator huh?

 

Could be but i thought they was built in to the alt. and depending where you got it, it could be bad. Advance auto around here has had a bad batch, my bro had to take his back and get another.

 

Thats actually where i got it. Where are you at?