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Old 05-12-2006, 02:15 AM
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i was drivin n my car started to sputter thgen jus died in the middle of an intersection, i replaced the battery cuz the posts looked corroded and i got it to run but now my voltage reads low on the gauge unless i punch it and then it jus goes right back where it should be! i checked my connections and i cant find the problem... any help would be appreciated
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Old 05-12-2006, 02:18 AM
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sounds like the alt is going bad
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Old 05-12-2006, 02:21 AM
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yea thats what i think, if you take it out and bring it to an advance auto parts they will check it for free, if its bad you wont even hafto pay for a core.... youll have it right there.. if you can get the car there they can do a complete car system charging test for free.. batt light on?
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Old 05-12-2006, 02:25 AM
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ya my battery light is on n it basically just stays on when im in neutral, but i changed the alternator about 2 months ago.. so thats why im completely lost, all i could think of is maybe bad connections.. any other suggestions?
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Old 05-12-2006, 02:27 AM
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thats your alt or a bad ground.
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Old 05-12-2006, 02:28 AM
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i would bet on it being the alt..... if your batt terminal connections were loose it could have killed it but mabe you got a defective one.. return it and get a new 1 4 free
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Old 05-12-2006, 02:34 AM
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well this is the 2nd alt. ive had to buy since i bought the car, the first one i bought went out after about 3 weeks, n now this one went out after 2 months!! i cant figure it out, ima try n check the grounds tho
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good idea
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Old 05-12-2006, 02:42 AM
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btw my friend goes to this site www.shbox.com for his LT1 [IMG][/IMG], i know, i know, but i was wonderin if there was a site like that similar to fox-body's
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your name being blown93.... You don't happen to have underdrive pulleys do you?
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