just a quick few questions
2 weeks ago i but a new battery in my truck. i let it set for 2 weeks and when i go to start my truck its completly dead, not even my idiot lights came on, no sound no nothing. so i jump the car and get it running, and as soon as i remove the jumper cables my truck dies. so my questions are:

A: does this indicate that my alternator has taken a dump?(by little batttery looking idiot light is now on whereas it wasent before)
B: would that fact that my alternator has died prevent my truck from shifitng?(its an auto)

ANy input would be awsome. thanks for your time

98 Ranger 3.0 Auto

 

if you remove the jumper cables and the engine dies, then you got a bad alternator
jump start it, and get a reading with a voltmeter, you should be getting 13-14ish volts

 

Replace the alt. And yes the auto trannys are electrical but that could be a whole other issue I would def start with the alt.

 

thanks for the replys yall. and yea, before my alt died i did have problems with my tranny. however i think it is a computer issue because it stoped shifting instantly, not over time.

 

I think the problem is the new battery. I think it is defective.