Originally Posted by starcraft1

I just wanted to post the solution. I was going replace the alternator because I saw that the battery had held around 12.6v after a trickle charge (it had sat around 8 hours in the cold so I figured it wasnt at fault). Anyway after trying to get the alt out for about an hour, I finally managed to get it up and over the upper t hose of the radiator. After I did so I noticed that the little wire (Im imagining ground) had be severed down where it meets the larger plastic sheathing. I cut and spliced the wire back together and wallah, charging battery. Hope this helps someone in the future