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Need help ASAP (battery) Hey guys mi AC Delco stockie just died.. just like that..
I went to a change oil, they lifted the car, changed it.. all right.
first start.. Dead.. they got another battery, hooked up with cables and Fired the car up.
The car ran good for 2 days.. left in garage for 3 days.. no crank..
just the cluster goes crazy.. no power even to unlock the doors..
So i bought a Red Top.
Is there anything i should have in mind while changing the batts so i dont **** up any electronics?
I went to a change oil, they lifted the car, changed it.. all right.
first start.. Dead.. they got another battery, hooked up with cables and Fired the car up.
The car ran good for 2 days.. left in garage for 3 days.. no crank..
just the cluster goes crazy.. no power even to unlock the doors..
So i bought a Red Top.
Is there anything i should have in mind while changing the batts so i dont **** up any electronics?
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Originally Posted by MXCAM
Is there anything i should have in mind while changing the batts so i dont **** up any electronics?
Secure the battery properly so that it can't slide around.
Know your radio unlock code.
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Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
Make sure you connect the cables to the correct terminal.
Secure the battery properly so that it can't slide around.
Know your radio unlock code.
Secure the battery properly so that it can't slide around.
Know your radio unlock code.
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Originally Posted by BlutVonSchwachen
Also sounds like your alternator might be going. I would get someone to test it just to be safe so you don't drain out the red top. Autozone and checkers can do that for free.
maybe they can check the car at work place, they have all that electronic instruments to check voltage and that stuff..
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Originally Posted by MXCAM
i dont know the loc code, i recently did the bypass. will the same bypass code work?
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Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
Bypass code? What is that, exactly? I'm just referring to whatever you have to know to put into the radio so that the darn thing will work after power to it has been disconnected. The first time I disconnected my battery I didn't know the code for the radio and it was weeks before I found somebody who could get the code for me for free. It's an odd process. Dealer wanted money to do it. Damn stealurshits, lol.
Damn stealurshits, lol.https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...light=theftloc
read the entire thread, because the numbers change posts down..
Originally Posted by MXCAM
thats what scares me.. there is no autozone/checkers around here.. how do they test alternators?
maybe they can check the car at work place, they have all that electronic instruments to check voltage and that stuff..
maybe they can check the car at work place, they have all that electronic instruments to check voltage and that stuff..
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Originally Posted by LiquidFire350
any auto shop has some sort of electrical testing equipment, if they dont, id suggest never going to them for anything
Got a new battery and hooked the fan switch back in, hasn't died since and it's been MORE than a year. stealurshits often suck. 
my alternator died in my saturn (daily driver) and took the battery with it. the battery was fairly new and only cost like 11$ for the pro-rated charge.
when they "test one", they hook the battery terminals up to a machine, tell you to bring it to 2k rpms, then they put a load on the system. then they see how the alternator reacts.
if you do get a wild hair and decide to pull the alternator, beware of the exciter wire!
the exciter wire is a TINY *** red wire in a weather tight connector that plugs into the top of the alternator. when you look down to the alternator from on top of the motor, it will be pointing at the ground. if you unbolt the alternator and let it come down some, it will rip that wire out and you will have to take the connector apart and re-build it. no big deal, but its easier if avoided
and yes if 2 batteries die, its probably not the batteriest that are giving you problems
when they "test one", they hook the battery terminals up to a machine, tell you to bring it to 2k rpms, then they put a load on the system. then they see how the alternator reacts.
if you do get a wild hair and decide to pull the alternator, beware of the exciter wire!
the exciter wire is a TINY *** red wire in a weather tight connector that plugs into the top of the alternator. when you look down to the alternator from on top of the motor, it will be pointing at the ground. if you unbolt the alternator and let it come down some, it will rip that wire out and you will have to take the connector apart and re-build it. no big deal, but its easier if avoided
and yes if 2 batteries die, its probably not the batteriest that are giving you problems
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did your intireor light burn out?
check it...
i had 2 batterys die on my lt1 before i found the inside light on ...but the bulb was burned out so i never noticed... anytime i let the car sit for more the 24 hours it would drain the batt...
check it...
i had 2 batterys die on my lt1 before i found the inside light on ...but the bulb was burned out so i never noticed... anytime i let the car sit for more the 24 hours it would drain the batt...
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Originally Posted by jaberwaki
did your intireor light burn out?
check it...
i had 2 batterys die on my lt1 before i found the inside light on ...but the bulb was burned out so i never noticed... anytime i let the car sit for more the 24 hours it would drain the batt...
check it...
i had 2 batterys die on my lt1 before i found the inside light on ...but the bulb was burned out so i never noticed... anytime i let the car sit for more the 24 hours it would drain the batt...
Originally Posted by LiquidFire350
what? im confusedI suggest never going to a dealer for anything unless you KNOW that they are good.
Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
stealurshits, which rhymes with dealerships, often suck. I posted that sotry because you said "any auto shop has some sort of electrical testing equipment, if they dont, id suggest never going to them for anything"
I suggest never going to a dealer for anything unless you KNOW that they are good.
I suggest never going to a dealer for anything unless you KNOW that they are good.
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Originally Posted by LiquidFire350
oh ok, i was thinking someone stole your shirt
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i dont pay for something i didnt get, you came in there to get something fixed and they didnt fix it, so they wasted your time for nothing, **** that dont pay
Or so it seemed. Actually my mom picked the car up, I was home for break and at work at the time. This dealer sucks BAD. They can't do anything right. (can any of them??) 11 Second Club
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Originally Posted by LiquidFire350
i dont pay for something i didnt get, you came in there to get something fixed and they didnt fix it, so they wasted your time for nothing, **** that dont pay
thats a good way to think except they have your keys....
no money, no keys....
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