Battery light is on and replaced alternator yesterday
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Mechanic01
234 days ago
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unfortunatey you will need a volt meter to check things over, do you have one and know how to use it?
have you checked the alternator fuse?
Customer
234 days ago
No I haven’tNo volt meterShould I try to drive to advance auto 15 minutes away?
Mechanic01
234 days ago
you can try, dont use anything electrical and you might make it
Customer
234 days ago
I can't get the fuse to come outI already drove 20 minutes with the battery light on to get homeShould I still try it?
Mechanic01
234 days ago
its bolted in you would need tools to get it out
you can yes or just take this to a shop to be diagnosed properly
Customer
234 days ago
Why would this happen after replacing my alternator yesterday?
Mechanic01
234 days ago
hard to say without finding the cause, a educated guess would be a shock to the computer system maybe when the battery was connected
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