While driving all power turns off!
Mar 10, 2011, 08:40 PM
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While driving all power turns off!
first i thought it was the battery, so i changed it, it was ok for one drive now on way back home, first my radio and clock dimmed and then my turbo timer turned off and then aem gauges reset and then cluster etc. got all dark i barely got home
what can it be? alternator? i got a short circuit somewhere?
what can it be? alternator? i got a short circuit somewhere?
Mar 10, 2011, 08:46 PM
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impossible brand new battery, double checked it's all tight, same thing happend on the old battery, so battery is not to blame, im not sure maybe it's my afr sensor, or maybe my aem gauges install, maybe a short circuit?
Mar 10, 2011, 08:48 PM
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Alternator might be bad, start your car and while it's running pull the positive battery cable off. If car dies then alt is bad if car stays running the alt is good!
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Mar 10, 2011, 08:51 PM
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ill try checking if it's my alternator tomorrow its too late tonight, i really don't feel like towing my car gzz
thank you for the tips guys, anything else?
thank you for the tips guys, anything else?
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Mar 10, 2011, 11:19 PM
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Check the charging with a voltmeter at the battery, at the alternator output stud and once you have a good known power source then put the ground lead of the DMM on grounds you want to test and that will tell you if they're good. Could also ohm them out if you really wanted.
Seems like everything you listed is on the same circuit (or did ALL the lights shut off?) and maybe someone did a poor wiring job and has a loose connection.
I vote for hacked wiring job when they wired the gauge or something
Mar 11, 2011, 06:59 PM
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How can it be "definitely NOT the alternator"? if the car starts it's because the battery has the power to do it. If the car stays running then the alternator is working. It still can be the alternator!
Mar 11, 2011, 07:03 PM
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Confirm with a multimeter. But yeah it sounds like the alternator, it's probably taking a dump slowly. When you buy a new battery their usually charged so you maybe good for a bit.
I remember a while ago, I was having the same problem with my truck while I was heading home. Lights dimming, radio died then it would cut out a couple times, 1/2 hour later it just dies and there goes the battery forcing me to push it out of traffic. Luckily a mile away was a autozone. Got a new battery, threw it in and limped the truck home.
I remember a while ago, I was having the same problem with my truck while I was heading home. Lights dimming, radio died then it would cut out a couple times, 1/2 hour later it just dies and there goes the battery forcing me to push it out of traffic. Luckily a mile away was a autozone. Got a new battery, threw it in and limped the truck home.
