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Old 12-31-2016, 06:40 PM
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I Started my car yesterday and the battery was low , it's old so I got anew one. It same thing and the voltage was dropping rapidly. So I had the alternator replace DNA still, I drove the car less than 2 miles and the battery completely died and Killed the car, WTF is going on?
This started out of the blues yesterday morning , the only thing I can think of is that I drove in the rain the night before ?
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So,
when I let the car sit the battery seems to come back a little bit . Seriously WTF?
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It's obviously your alternator. I know you replaced it.. but when the car dies when you're driving around, it's obvious it's running off the battery. Check and recheck your alternator and charging circuit.
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So there was a wire that got too close to the header and melted and now the cars fine .
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Good to hear man. Watch those wires and tie them out of the way.



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