im haveing problems with the chargeing system on my escort rst. i conected up my multi-meter across the battery it wos only reading 10volts with the engine running so i changed the alternator and everything seamed fine for a week.then 2day she wouldnt start so i got her fired up with jump leads and got the multimeter out again.guess wot its not chargeing again.i cant find any loose connections and have cleaned the main earth lead.pls help coz its my daily driver so cant get 2 work tomorow.

 

did you change the battery? because if the batterys duff then it wont take in a proper charge. and did you check what it was charging at when u fitted the new alternator?

 

oh ye and my rs keeps getting a dodgy charge but thats because the belt keeps comming loose. Is your belt loose? squeeling?

 

yeah i checked it was chargeing ok after i fitted the alternator,and the belt is fine.iv bn useing the car every day for about a week with no probs.

 

may b the new battery or alternators packed up, they somtimes do come fukd. iv fitted 2 new alternators this month that have packed up within a week or so. it should hav a warranty on it. or try pluging your multimetor streight into the back of the alternator c wat its reading there

 

Is your battery light working? Regardless of the batteries state, with the engine running you should see a good 13 volts across its terminals.