no alternator, no power?

[sho4life]

im waiting on a belt i ordered for the alternator so its not operating right now. do i need the extra juice that it puts out for the sho to operate properly? shoudnt it run fine for a short time of the battery power? just another question to try to pinpoint this terrible lack of power. im serious a ford tempo could win in a race right now

 

[rubydist]

no, after a short while it will just quit because there isn't enough power to fire the plugs even at idle. ask my wife how she knows this.....

 

[hawkeye18]

With a full battery, the car will run for about 40-50 miles of highway driving, or about 40 minutes of city driving. You won't damage anything running it without an alt, but I might keep a spare good battery in the trunk!

DO NOT try to charge a dead battery with the alternator. You will destroy the battery AND the alternator. Alts were not meant to charge batteries! They put out high current which will overload a battery's plates. So when you do get a belt, put the battery on a charger and let it charge first before you put it back in the car.

 

[sho4life]

ok, onto the next possible problem why it runs like shit. whoever guesses what the problem is gets $20 in their paypal account!