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[87newb]

well in the time i havent been posting i have been working hard n working on my car.
everytime i get something fixed, something else wants to break.

i got the new radiator in, ran great for about a month. then the fuel pump decided to go. replaced the fuel pump. ran great for 2 weeks.

now all of a sudden, im driving and my radio turns itself off and my dash lights and driving lights get dim. i stop to get some cigarettes and hop back in the car, go to crank her up and, what'dya know, it winds for maybe 2 seconds and nothing. i thought "shit, maybe my battery?" then when does a battery just GO DEAD. so i think maybe my alternator?

also i heard a chirping noise before it did this, so maybe it was the alternator belt?

any ideas??

[Hauntd ca3]

check the alt belt tension.
that chirping is prob the belt slipping
then once is going do a quick charge voltage test
should charge at around 14 volts,any more than 15 and the reg i prob stuffed
any less than 12.5/13 and it prob got stuffed brushes or a burned winding
if its charging good and it still miss behaves
go get an auto sparky to do a proper load test on the batt and check the charge amperage
rate and go from there

[Demon1024]

might check your grounds and terminals too...