 Someone PLEASE Help!! Car acting $#%^@, Start-run-charging issues! |
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 Mar 18 2004, 10:53 PM
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 Zen Master DSM  Group: Moderators Posts: 3,008 Joined: 10-January 01 From: in front of you Member No.: 5  |
Ahh. My phone's been off. Sorry to say but it sounds like its either the battery or the alternator. I've had batteries in the past that read 12 volts on a dmm but don't have enough juice to start a car. I'd take it and if you can your alternator to advanced or autozone or the like to get them tested. If your alternator is brand new, then there should still be some kind of warranty on it I would think.
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Mar 19 2004, 11:06 AM
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 Person of Wisdom Group: Members Posts: 223 Joined: 16-December 03 From: Mahomet Member No.: 213 |
Check all the connections too, make sure they are tight and CONNECTED. On a friend of mines car the connection to the alternator totally burnt itself in half and so it wasnt connected at all...
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Mar 19 2004, 11:39 AM
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DSMCentral Godfather Group: Admin Posts: 3,823 Joined: 10-January 01 From: Washburn Member No.: 26 |
Bad voltage regulator? Bad Ground, Bad Alternator? Opperator error?
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Mar 19 2004, 11:40 AM
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 Post Master Group: Members Posts: 908 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Chillicothe, IL Member No.: 182 |
12 volts is a dead battery. A full battery will read 13-13.5volts. If it won't run without a battery then the alternator isn't doing its job plain and simple. That could either mean the alternator is bad or not hooked up correctly. Either way, I would make sure the battery is good and fully charged before I tried anything else. Lead batteries don't take well to being run dead. Good luck
-------------------- GVR4 866/1000 = the perpetually broken car
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Mar 19 2004, 12:27 PM
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DSM Tech Wizard Group: Members Posts: 2,256 Joined: 10-January 01 From: central IL Member No.: 10 |
Definately sounds like a atlernator...
Oh, and Marcus.... nice sig.... Just stay the hell away from me dude!! 
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Mar 19 2004, 09:43 PM
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Zen Master DSM Group: Moderators Posts: 3,008 Joined: 10-January 01 From: in front of you Member No.: 5 |
Good to hear you figured it out. That's quite a set-up you have.
 You gonna take it to the strip this year? I'm sure we'll all be hitting Cordova on more than one occasion this summer. |
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Mar 19 2004, 11:39 PM
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Post Master Group: Members Posts: 908 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Chillicothe, IL Member No.: 182 |
Sweet man! Tear it up
-------------------- GVR4 866/1000 = the perpetually broken car
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