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Old 10-31-2007, 10:24 AM
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Default RE: wierd! my gauges have started sweeping on startup!

Take it from know how. Autozone batteries suck. advance auto parts batteries are better, You should probably go with withe 3 year battery, but the 2 year battery is ok too.
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Old 10-31-2007, 11:56 AM
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Default RE: wierd! my gauges have started sweeping on startup!

just got my battery checked today and turns out its prolly about to die. also got my alternator checks and it was putting out 14amps so its ok. for right now i driving without my fogs and keeping the radio off. hopefully it makes it until this weekend.
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Old 12-03-2007, 09:58 PM
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Default RE: wierd! my gauges have started sweeping on startup!

changed battery and that fixed the problem.
thanks for the help.
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Old 12-03-2007, 10:01 PM
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Default RE: wierd! my gauges have started sweeping on startup!

+1 mine did that for a while, I changed the battery and that fixed it.
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Old 12-03-2007, 10:37 PM
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Default RE: wierd! my gauges have started sweeping on startup!

mine used to do the same thing too, my negative teminal was all corroded and nasty so i cut it off and replaced it. that seemed to solve the problem for me
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Old 12-03-2007, 10:50 PM
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Default RE: wierd! my gauges have started sweeping on startup!

mine did it when it was battery prob a batt problem just toss another one in!
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Old 12-04-2007, 12:48 AM
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Default RE: wierd! my gauges have started sweeping on startup!

should be the battery... the pcm is pretty much resetting itself when it does that... doing a system check i think.
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Old 12-04-2007, 11:02 AM
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Autometer guagescant sweep.
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Old 12-04-2007, 01:45 PM
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Had the same thing happen to me before, it was the battery. You are likely going to need a new one soon.
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