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I read this somewhere awhile back but I haven't tried it yet. Remove positive, hold it above post, if car dies then it's a bad Alternator.





Bad Idea, don't do it.......if you want a "poor mans" test for the charging system quick diagnosis,...

Try this, with the car running, take a screwdriver and touch the bearing, located in the CENTER of the REAR CASE, if you feel magnetic attraction, the alternator is working, however, if the battery is still not charging, chances are it's the voltage regulator, this is just a "quick" diagnosis test to generally locate the issue,...you should have a meter to understand exactly where and what is going on in the system

mike