alternator/grounding problem?
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alternator/grounding problem?
its an s4 n/a 13b
my car caught on fire a while ago, my battery i mean. i burnt one of my spark plug wires so i replaced the battery and i also replaced the spark plug wires. after that happend i started to notice some starting problems...
i would try to start my car and it would not start, the only way it would start is by compression starting it or jumping it...
a week later i added a ground onto my alternator, my voltages still jumped up and down, but it worked better, (before i was only getting 8-9 volts)
and starting yesterday the problem happend again. when driving normally i never get pass 12 volts, it stays around 9.
when i press my brakes the volts jump down to 8..its a dramatic differance, this is definately a grounding problem... or alternator not too sure..
any advice?
my car caught on fire a while ago, my battery i mean. i burnt one of my spark plug wires so i replaced the battery and i also replaced the spark plug wires. after that happend i started to notice some starting problems...
i would try to start my car and it would not start, the only way it would start is by compression starting it or jumping it...
a week later i added a ground onto my alternator, my voltages still jumped up and down, but it worked better, (before i was only getting 8-9 volts)
and starting yesterday the problem happend again. when driving normally i never get pass 12 volts, it stays around 9.
when i press my brakes the volts jump down to 8..its a dramatic differance, this is definately a grounding problem... or alternator not too sure..
any advice?
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