Starting issues

Hey guys I got my van home and it seemed to be running fine Sunday but Monday it would not start sounded like the battery was dieing so last night i bought a new battery and tried it and it fired right up! this morning i went out to drive it to work and it would not start like the battery was dead any ideas?

I just had the same problem and my alternator was bad.

charge the battery, then start the engine. while engine is running, remove the negative cable from the battery. If the engine dies, you have a charging problem, either your alternator or wiring is at fault.

i found the issue last Friday it was a ground wire that was touching the body sucking the juice out of the battery! she fires up now.

but yesterday i started her up and the GEN light is on now. i have a bunch of little things to work out of it but slowly it will come together!

Cool. Way to go on finding the problem

A good way to check if the alernator is working is to tuch the rear bearing with a screwdriver. If it is charging there will be a magnetic draw on the metal screwdriver. Works with all alternators!

got this handled new alt and voltage reg and a new battery. now it isn't charging for some reason. i need to check the wiring.