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Old 04-01-2009, 02:55 AM
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Red face havin power problems need help

a friend of mine her car died and acted like the alternater went bad so i changed it and it still keeps on dieing on her its a 98 ford contor does anyone know what can be causing it ??????









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the battery not holding a charge. just a guess , assuming you have confirmed it is a charging system issue
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Old 04-01-2009, 03:52 PM
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What is the car doing that is making you think the alternator is bad?
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Old 04-13-2009, 11:43 AM
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its not the alternater or the battery something elese is draining the battery
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its not the alternater or the battery something elese is draining the battery
and how would you know this. (dont mean to be a smart ass, just looking to see what steps you took to rule this out)
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Old 04-13-2009, 01:50 PM
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Yeah, that's what I'd like to know. We have no idea what the actual behavior is, because you haven't actually told us.
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