Gotta get out there in the morning and check it out make sure it aint a connection but when I was out tonight the battery light came on and my edge says its only charging at around 11 volts.
Whats the best cheapest option for alternators? looked at Oriellys selection of alternators they have a few to chose from.
Looks like stock is 95 amps wondering if I oughta buy one that has more and if anyone knows of ones I should stay awy from.. I really hate the ford alt. gauge. it was in the normal range while the edge says its not charging..

 

1 its not an alternator gage its battery voltage, 2 id get a 120 if i was u. i have had 2 alternators go out and finally desided to get a duralast one best purchase ive made forget valucrap and move up, same thing happend with me gauge says battery is normal but drive 2 or 3 more days it will be dead as a door the reson its staying up is cuz ur still charging 11v so its not loosing battery crazy fast

 

Most aftermarket alternators are around 130 amps, they will ask you if its a 6 rib/groove or a 8 rib/groove pully. I found the alternator, tensioner assembly, idler pully and new belt at advance auto for 295 out the door which is a good deal to me. I bought a remanufactured with a lifetime warranty, hell you cant even get a new one from ford anymore and they only offer a 12mo/ 12,000 mile warranty, I believe I would take my chances aftermarket.

 

My alternator was on its way out but no light, I had a diode that was staying open not allowing the battery to charge fully hence me always having dim lights.

 

my duralast cost me 130 bucks wit lifetime warranty from autozone
and i had a 90 amp before and upgraded to a 120

 

mine was a 115 upgraded to a 130 for 154.99

 

I've had issues with 2 of their alternators. One went bad 2 days after installing it. The other had a light to medium pitched whine. Luckily they have a good return policy and swapped it out, no questions asked. Everything's been fine since. When they bring it out, take it out of the box and spin the pulley to check for any squeaks.

 

id have them put the new on on the tester just so u can hear it actually turning....sometimes they have a sqeak then u can have them get u a new one before u install it

 

I replaced it. Replaced the tensioner, idler pulley and belt all autozone stuff. Came to around $250. Lifetime alternator..

 

How old is your battery? Make sure it isn't the battery.

 

When my alternator died i was on the way home and i noticed that the volts dropped and then i lost all power from the battery. I upgraded to a 200 Amp alt and everything works great

 

I agree....With easy to get to part like an alt. I would go with one with a lifetime warranty as well...Autozone also has lifetime warranty brake pads also. Wear them out, take em in and exchange for free..

 

duralast lol i got those 2 i love it 20 bucks and there free forever

 

Ya I dont know how they make $$ on them though....