Expedition Woes... Or it just doesn't charge me up.

So for the last few weeks I've noticed my battery was going dead. First the Optima battery I had died completely so I assumed it was just a bad cell and replaced it. 2 months later I started getting a flat battery again. So I threw the charger on it and walla it came right back after 6 hours. The dash meter was always in the good, no check engine lights etc so I assumed maybe a light came on.

The other day I was at my kids school idling and I looked down to see the alt gauge buried in low. I was like WTF, so I ran home dropepd a charge on the car again and check the system. The alt tested fine. Then I noticed when the alt got hot it started fluctuating and if I went to idle it would dip low.

So this morning I got up and stuck my big hands into the hood and removed said alt to find an original motorcraft alt, not bad for a 2001 Expedition, so I did not feel too bad about the trip to the parts store.

Out was easier then in, Jake my son dropped one of the bolts and took a few minutes to find it, then getting the right angle on some of the bolts with the truck in the drive was a bit rough but, it got put in.

The replacement is a 130amp after some web research I think when work picks up I will order a 200amp for it, with air ride and all electric everything a little extra can not hurt.