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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 10:31 AM
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While finishing a 4 hour drive my check guages light comes on. I look at the guages, and the voltage is in the red. I jut barely make it home when the battery went dead. I just thought it would be an alternator problem so I went up to AutoZone and got a remaned unit. I put it on and it put out plenty of voltage. I thought that solved my problem. Two days later, Im having the same problem. Alternator only puts out about 11-12 volts and Im affraid its going to let out on my completely like the last one did. Any suggestions? The regulator is built in the alternator, right?
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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Did you get the battery load-checked?
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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If its not the alt it may be the battery. Also check and make sure everything is connected properly.
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 12:53 PM
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Ill try and get the battery load tested this weekend. The battery is only 4 months old though, its a cheapie battery though.
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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One thing about Auto Zone... The referb electircal parts either don't work, dont work right or die within a matter of days after putting them on your car. I learned that from just about every mechanic in the salt lake valley. That might be it. But you could have gotten lucky and it might be something else.
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