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My car is dead!!!!!!!!!

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darkhorse1

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My car is dead!!!!!!!!! - Today, 11:04 PM

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ok here is my problem. My 95 GT has been sitting for about a month or so, I go to start and it has a dead battery, no prob. I jump it and it starts right up. It idles for about 5-10 munutes then starts reving up and down and dies. I go to fire it back up and all my gauges are crazy, and it won't do anything. I also noticed the check engine and the light beside it are on really dim when the key is off and out. Any ideas??????Please help.....





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ttop88

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Your alternator died.
 

allballsmustang

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ttop88 said:
Your alternator died.
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1982matthew

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It is extremely hard on an alternator when it has to always take care of a low battery and when your car is dead you should always give your battery a good charge and not make the alternator do all the work. To make sure it is your alternator take a multimeter and check your alternator as well as your battery with the car running.
 

onequicktang

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could be loose connections on the battery. so the battery is not actually taking a charger when the car is running so when you shut it off its still dead. It take aprox 15 min for your alt to charger the battery.
 
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