sounds like a dead battery that wont keep a charge
sounds like a dead battery that wont keep a charge
Originally Posted by magneto198
Agreed. Bad alternator wouldn't let the car keep running if the battery was dead, and a working Alternator but bad battery explains why everything works fine while moving at speed but dims when you slow down. Also explains why the car jumps fine but won't start on it's own. You may have a perfectly good battery too and you're experiencing a heavy parasitic battery drain from a short. Might wanna check on whether there's juice flowing from the battery with the car turned off.
You listed that you changed the Alternator. Is the tension on the belt tight enough because if not then the belt slips and it will not charge the battery. Telltale sign is a squeling from the belt. I remember my first car was the same way. The guy tightening my belt did not put enough tension on the belt and it slipped on the Alternator pulley and would not charge the battery.
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