95' Lincoln Continental / Charging System??

Hi noob here,

95' continental will not start, unless jumped. Runs fine, then i'll get about 4 miles, and all the inside lights will start to dim out.
I know something is wrong so i pull over, and then it dies.
After it was jumped, I turned off radio, ect. and made it home, but that was it!! Dead Again.

When it's pretty much dead, the inside dash control panel reads,
check charging system.

Battery??
Alternator??
Regulator??
Bad connection somewhere??


Any help would greatly be appreciated.
Thx in advance! :smile:

-Dezzy

Yep!

Charge that battery to it's full potential or swap it with a known good one.
Retest.

Alternator and Regulator are assembled together in 95, you can r/r just the Regulator if you can prove the Alternator and Diode bank are working properly. Most folks just swap the Alternator Assembly.
Retest.

Bad connections should be eliminated from suspicion first. Remove / Inspect / Re-Connect every high amperage connection, including the main fuses in the Power Distribution Box.
Retest.




When it's pretty much dead, the inside dash control panel reads,
check charging system.

Battery??
Alternator??
Regulator??
Bad connection somewhere??