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Yes sounds like a bad alternator. Also a sign is if all your idiot lights stay on after the car is started.
You could also mesure the voltage out of the alternator
You could also mesure the voltage out of the alternator
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no, those are the symptoms of a sulfated battery. go to the dealer and have them check you battery with a vat. and NEVER disconnect your battery while the car is running! you will fry everything in your car if the alternator is bad, the battery is there to cushion the electrical systom of the entire car.
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Originally Posted by Mint87RX7
no, those are the symptoms of a sulfated battery. go to the dealer and have them check you battery with a vat. and NEVER disconnect your battery while the car is running! you will fry everything in your car if the alternator is bad, the battery is there to cushion the electrical systom of the entire car.
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dosent the battery only work while turning on the car,and the rest of the powere is generated from the alternator..like for a breif second the battery is used,and since the ALT is gone,it keeps runing directly off the battery,and he keeps on recharging it so its life shortens every time,so its like down to 1 minute life span?
thanks for the help so far guys
thanks for the help so far guys
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Originally Posted by darkprince134
dosent the battery only work while turning on the car,and the rest of the powere is generated from the alternator..like for a breif second the battery is used,and since the ALT is gone,it keeps runing directly off the battery,and he keeps on recharging it so its life shortens every time,so its like down to 1 minute life span?
thanks for the help so far guys
thanks for the help so far guys
A typical battery can last like 5 years, too. That's a lot of starting and charging for one battery...
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ive had this problem..alt was dead and while the car is runnin the lights would dim and the brake idiot light stays on.. but yea simply check batt volts and itll pretty much tell u whats wrong.
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