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stutter????
i was in the parking lot with a few friends last night. i had my car running all lights on with my stereo (400 watt amp with no power caps) going. then all of a sudden, the cd stopped, so i thought it was a skip....then i tried to make the stereo go again...and it wouldn't. then i shut the car off then tried to restart it. it wouldn't restart. i had to jump the car. since then she has started fine. i am thinking it is a dead cell in the battery.... what do you guys think?
Kelli
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If the car was off I would say the stereo drained the battery. If it does not happen agian forget about it.
Unless you need peace of mind then get the battery / altenator checked out. John |
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Almost the exact same thing happened to my friend 2 nights ago. We jumped it twice, got about a mile down, and his car would die again. It ended up being the alternator. We replaced it for $78, and we installed it ourselves. Gotta love Chevy.
*$78 for an alternator? WTF?*
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M PS- I got so i could change the alternator in that car in 4 minutes. |
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Re: stutter????
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Out for good. Last edited by DavieGravy; 09-05-2002 at 03:09 PM. |
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Check this out...
Today my car wouldn't start, and it turned out that the alternator and battery were fine, BUT the terminals on the battery had too much buildup, hence a bad connection! My mechanic did a load test and checked the alternator -- refused to allow me to spend $70. for a new battery -- just cleaned the terminals and sent me on my way, no charge (at least from my wallet).
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Now that is a nice mechanic worth keeping.
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the resistance in the wire from the alternator to the battery may be a little high after all these years and with the minimal output our alternators have at ~700rpm, the car was probably running most of the electronics straight off the battery causing it to fall below the minimum voltage required to start the car.
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