I drove my car for over a month with out the alternator charging the battery.....one day is was just dead....got a jump.....and I came home....my problem....I put a new connector on the umbilical cord on the rear of the gauge cluster....and forgot to put the alternator pin in the connector.....
When you turn the key on your car does the charge/battery light illuminate? If that bulb is not lighting it will not charge the battery..
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