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    Needs a New battery an might need a new alternator, most likely it will need Alternator remmeber the pulling of the neg post was a OLD school trick for OLD school cars, now the computer controls,an would keep the car running...charge battery to 12 volts, then crank it up an put a volt meter on it, if it is not near 13.5 -16.volts its bad! REPS please

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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshuaASE
    Needs a New battery an might need a new alternator, most likely it will need Alternator remmeber the pulling of the neg post was a OLD school trick for OLD school cars, now the computer controls,an would keep the car running...charge battery to 12 volts, then crank it up an put a volt meter on it, if it is not near 13.5 -16.volts its bad! REPS please
    Gotcha! You can thank Pansy Loves S-13 for posting that got my attention o this thread. But she is right. Never ask for, expect or demand reps. Later, QD.
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