Ok now im getting pissed the f*** off HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
01-15-2009, 09:58 PM
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Help me asap!!!!!!!!! F***in car is retarded! ok. so my alternator killed my battery. or so i thought? NEW ALTERNATOR. NEW BATTERY. and my gauge is still reading that my batterys in the red. is it the gauge? or is my battery already FUCKED again and i just bought it 5 minutes ago....someone help. im so ready 2 just blow this ****** car up. i just dont want to take it for a test drive and have it ****** die on me again.
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if the car seems to start good then its not the battery its your guage.... if your battery wont start your car then its getting drained from something.....
you cant always trust your guages....
DO this:
start your car undo your pos battery cable (while the car is running) if the alternator is bad it will die.... if not the alternator is good....
check to make sure your amp and all your other stuff is shutting off with the ignition...
good luck man!
you cant always trust your guages....
DO this:
start your car undo your pos battery cable (while the car is running) if the alternator is bad it will die.... if not the alternator is good....
check to make sure your amp and all your other stuff is shutting off with the ignition...
good luck man!
01-15-2009, 10:10 PM
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if you have good connections on the battery no corrosion take the battery back its possible to have a bad battery straight off the shelf and check the alternator just like it says above if not take it back
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if the car seems to start good then its not the battery its your guage.... if your battery wont start your car then its getting drained from something.....
you cant always trust your guages....
DO this:
start your car undo your pos battery cable (while the car is running) if the alternator is bad it will die.... if not the alternator is good....
check to make sure your amp and all your other stuff is shutting off with the ignition...
good luck man!
you cant always trust your guages....
DO this:
start your car undo your pos battery cable (while the car is running) if the alternator is bad it will die.... if not the alternator is good....
check to make sure your amp and all your other stuff is shutting off with the ignition...
good luck man!
well i unplugged the positive and sure enough it died right away. but the alternator isnt even 2 days old. is it possible 4 them to go bad that quick?
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01-15-2009, 11:32 PM
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If you just bought the new alternator take it back and exchange it for another and see what happens. Was it a refurb or new one and where did you buy it from?
01-16-2009, 12:07 AM
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lol owned by cheap parts house parts, you should always... always have the alternators tested out of the box, i mean its 5 minutes to save you hours of labor, and the alternator isnt that bad, just man up and get out there. also you may have not hooked up your positive wire to it or plugged it in correctly, or there is a problem with the wiring harness highly unlikely but a possibility given the chance of a brand new alt crapping out
01-16-2009, 12:11 AM
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Rebuilt alternators are ****! I bought 2 for my 98 sliverado before I just dished out some extra for a new one an havent had a problem since
unhooking the positive battery cable is a good idea a also if your alternator is completely cold an is to hot to touch after you've only had the motor running from 2 to 5 mins its bad too.....also if your alternator drains your battery it can hurt the battery
unhooking the positive battery cable is a good idea a also if your alternator is completely cold an is to hot to touch after you've only had the motor running from 2 to 5 mins its bad too.....also if your alternator drains your battery it can hurt the battery
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What was the warranty on it. They should offer a 1 year or a lifetime. Take the lifetime!!!!! It may cost a little more but all of the internals are new they just reuse the case. The 1 years they try and find the problem and make an attempt to fix it. I worked at the Advanced Auto here and damn near every 1 year warranty I should had some kind of problem. Fork out the extra cash and get the Lifetime Warranty. It will be worth it and like camarojunky74 said TEST it before you leave.
01-16-2009, 09:42 AM
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In my 98 sierra i went through 3 alternators in 2 days until i finally got a good one. Now that alternator has lasted me 2 years and counting so yes its possible. Take it back and have them test it.
01-16-2009, 09:51 AM
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Yeah i ended up getting in an argument with the guy behind the counter because he was blaming me for ******* them up so fast. he was saying either my amps were way too big or i had a short. So I made him test the last alt before taking it home and thats the one that lasted. But on my truck its easy as hell to swap it out lol i can have the old one out and new one on in 10 mins taking my time. lol
01-16-2009, 10:59 AM
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yeah a lot of times they have reman'd crap that sucks ***** I bought a rem'd caliper once.... Never again, I guess when cleaning the threads out where the banjo bolt goes into the caliper somehow they must have worn all the threads down or didn't notice the threads were missing on the caliper. I was coming off the freeway doing about 75 80 ish then no brakes. Pep Boys manager was cool and gave me the part, non remaned, for free plus some cash back. That is why I never touch remaned again.