1997 jeep cherokee

Asked by Crevy Dec 26, 2015 at 03:22 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Why does my alternator get very hot. The
battery and alternator is brand new

3 Answers

You may have a high load on the alternator if you are running a lot of devices all at the same time which would make it run hot.

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