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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 12:06 AM
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so iv been through 8 ecm's in my car in a year... i believe somethin is spikin the computers. iv noticed when i start the car and start driving dwn the road that when i step on the gas i can see the lights dim for a sec everytime i step on the gas ....iv also noticed that i can here somethin whent he car is started and sittin for a few mins i can here somethin sound liek it shorts out towards the front of the engine and then the idle drops alil....iv also noticed when i comin to a stop sometimes and i push the clutch in and im breakin that the voltage drops and the car almost stalls out and then it catches itself and comes right back.. any help on any of this would be greatly apreciated thanx
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 01:57 AM
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have you had your charginc circuit checked. Sounds like a bad alternator.

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Old Jun 19, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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i just tested the alternator...its workin fine..still clueless ...
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