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so i bought a sc mustang gt and i cant figure out why i drive it and the battery drains, can some one tell me what the problem is? i think its the alternator but also could be the battery, but i tested the battery and it was 12.6 and then i tested my other car and that was 12.4 volts.... check engine light comes on and the battery light comes on also.. thx for your help
 
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Check engine light won't come on cause of the battery. You need to dump codes to find out why the check engine light is on. It's probably a bad alt. Go to autozone or somewhere that test batteries.
 

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Agreed. You might be able to find a store that pulls codes. They should be able to do a dynamic charging system test on the car. If they think they know what the issue is, you can pull that part and have it bench tested.

Good luck.
 
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