alternator possibly dead?
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RE: alternator possibly dead?
i do agree, you have a very nice looking fox there buddy. Im having my dad do everything considering im at work until 11pm tonight heh. I do have another quick question though. What is a good headlight kit, my left headlight i believe it is, drivers side, keeps burning out because the seal around it sucks and lets water in, its also got the yellow film on it. I wouldnt mind buying a nice headlight kit for a reasonable price.
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RE: alternator possibly dead?
ok, its not the alternator, because while the car is running it will charge. So something is draining my battery while the car is sitting. Dad jump started it and is going to let it charge for abit, and then hes taking off the positive cable, for some reason, i dunno. He said more then likely something is grounding out and causing the battery to drain. I do know that underneath my dash, every now and then i have to push up on a wire to have my turn signals work and my blowermotor on my heat to work. So that may lie the problem, however this has never happened in the past. Either way any tips are grately appreciated, and i will letcha know how it goes.
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RE: alternator possibly dead?
Did you read my post earlier? Research a parasitic load test and do it. While the meter is hooked up, start pulling fuses to see if one of them is the culprit. Go from there....
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RE: alternator possibly dead?
OK, turn the car off. Close all the doors. pull off the positive cable on the battery. Put a multi-meter probe on the battery terminal, and the other on the cable itself so the only way for the meter to be connected is through the meter. If you have a reading more then .5 amps or so you have a drain on the battery. You can pull fuses one at a time until you find that amperage draw go down or away. If non of those make it go away then you can check things like the starter, alt and everything else that is not controlled at the fuse box. But my guess is one of the diodes in the alt has gone bad and it is making the power drain once the car is turned off. You can PM me if you need a better explaination and maybe we can arange a phone call or the like.
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