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Thread: Charging system.

Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago by Octane
I had to jump start it to get it to charge the battery this morning. It wouldnt idle for shit wanted to bog and die. I got it to work barely, the stereo cut out a couple times. Parked it for awhile went to go to lunch. Jumped it again pulled into reverse then into first and as soon as i turned my lights on the rpms dumped and the car died. I jumped it again to try and get it home, I kept the ...
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93_GSX replied 3 weeks, 4 days ago
It sounds like your alternator is slowly taking a shit.

nijap replied 3 weeks, 3 days ago
K... most of the time the battery goes out first. Then the alternator starts working extra hard to try to charge the battery, which makes the alternator go out.

Octane replied 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Well I had both the alterator and the battery tested, both came up good. So im kinda lost what to do now. After I did my clutch it did the same thing upon start up i would turn the key to start and all lights would go out. Could I have an arching positive wire somewhere? Any ideas?

forcdndukshun replied 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Who tested the battery and alt? I had the battery tested at knechts they said it was good and the reader thing was green. Took it to an alt shop where they performed a specific gravity test and it had a dead cell.

Octane replied 3 weeks, 1 day ago
You could be right. I got the battery tested not at a specific shop or anything so ill try and swap one out with a known good one.

 

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Octane
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Charging system.
Published (2009-11-16 14:16:00)
You could be right. I got the battery tested not at a specific shop or anything so ill try and swap one out with a known good one.
93_GSX
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Charging system.
Published (2009-11-13 21:55:00)
It sounds like your alternator is slowly taking a shit.
nijap
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Charging system.
Published (2009-11-15 00:58:00)
K... most of the time the battery goes out first. Then the alternator starts working extra hard to try to charge the battery, which makes the alternator go out.
forcdndukshun
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user's latest post:
Charging system.
Published (2009-11-16 13:55:00)
Who tested the battery and alt? I had the battery tested at knechts they said it was good and the reader thing was green. Took it to an alt shop where they performed a specific gravity test and it had a dead cell.

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