Altenator or what??

Question:
I have a 1996 4.3L Ext Cab 4WD Chevy S-10 - Twice this has happeded - I can drive it and the Battery light will come on and the battery will drain as if the alt. is bad.
I was stranded - a guy stopped and gave me a jump - I drove as far as I could when the Battery drained and the engine stalled - This time I had to walk to a friends house and get him to give me a jump - when it started the indicator showed me that the battery is now charging, and ran fine till I got home (23 miles) - this happeded 2x's both times the alt. indicator read positive charge after the truck sat awhile prior to jumping - What's going ON!! The connections are tight. Is the alt. over heating? It dones't feel warm.

Answers:

Car is dead. Battery problem?

The alternator may be over charging or you have a drain the battery from an after market electrical device (stereo)

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Could a lot of mud cause my car to shake badly?

It could still be a bad alternator, I once had an alternator that worked intermittently until one day it completely quit. I even removed it and took it in for a bench test and on that day it checked out fine. It would kick in and out of charging, be fine for a day or two and then quit until the battery ran out. I'd get a boost, the gauge would show charge and I would be fine again, this went on for a couple of weeks, it finally quit for good.

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