alt/batt problem
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alt/batt problem
i havent been driving the car because i thought the altenator was bad. after 3 alts and the car still dying i decided to test all the alts(after 4 months)
2 are over charging(so i geuss the machine was off because they read the same) and 1 had a bad bearing. both batterys i have are now 100% useless.
the car would run for a few miles than drain the juice from somewhere. and after a jump for a few minutes the car would still be dead.
all i did was change the alt and the batt where could i have missed a ground or messed something up that is causing a short? or is there a fuse relay that i do not know about? im buying another batt tonight and going to try it and see what happens.
2 are over charging(so i geuss the machine was off because they read the same) and 1 had a bad bearing. both batterys i have are now 100% useless.
the car would run for a few miles than drain the juice from somewhere. and after a jump for a few minutes the car would still be dead.
all i did was change the alt and the batt where could i have missed a ground or messed something up that is causing a short? or is there a fuse relay that i do not know about? im buying another batt tonight and going to try it and see what happens.
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what do you mean by short? what is happening exactly or not happening? Not sure if you're buying those reman alternators from the local parts place but I myself replaced an alternator not long ago and under high revs/load my battery light comes on I've metered the system and everything seems ok for me and all I do is reset the car by turning it off and back on again but I'm guessing these reman alternators are junk my old beat up one was a soarer alternator which runs less amps and thats why I replaced mine but it seems to be crap however now at least my lights don't dim and electronics don't run crappy at idle.
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today my battery light started blinking while i was driving then disappear....i turn my lights off then turn it bak on...i start to hear static....btw i replace my battery couple months ago....the car does not have a problem starting but some times the cluster light would goo dim dim then bright again..this happens randomly ...then static....what could this be?
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today my battery light started blinking while i was driving then disappear....i turn my lights off then turn it bak on...i start to hear static....btw i replace my battery couple months ago....the car does not have a problem starting but some times the cluster light would goo dim dim then bright again..this happens randomly ...then static....what could this be?
The battery is only a year and a half old, battery terminals are brand new and tight, I regrounded all the grounds and none of that worked....Put a new alternator in and the problems went away
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