wierd problem
#1
so im driving down the road. driving pretty calm the whole time. then the radio starts turning off. than back on. and starts doing that more often in the next 2-3 minutes. then the car starts sounding shitty. the gauge starts to read from its normal rich to VERY lean. i can hear to turbo spooling crazy so i know that the gauge isnt wrong. its getting hot in there. i go to pull over and the car dies out before i can. i try and restart so maybe i can see something happening, but the batteryis dead! WTF?
so i tow it back to my house. its almost 12am so i leave it until the morning. so i try and start it...the battery will barely turn over the engine. i use my jump pack it it starts up perfect as it usually does. i let it run for a minute and pull the pack off. it dies. i re-attatch it and i start it again. Vroom...it starts. let it idle and rev it a little. then leave the pack connected but turn it off. bam, the car shuts down...
i dont want to jump to conclusions, but im thinking the battery just took a ****. but why would it do that? i never had a battery problem. im not thinking th alt. is bad. but i havnt tested it yet...
any ideas why the battery would do this, or what do you think it is?
so i tow it back to my house. its almost 12am so i leave it until the morning. so i try and start it...the battery will barely turn over the engine. i use my jump pack it it starts up perfect as it usually does. i let it run for a minute and pull the pack off. it dies. i re-attatch it and i start it again. Vroom...it starts. let it idle and rev it a little. then leave the pack connected but turn it off. bam, the car shuts down...
i dont want to jump to conclusions, but im thinking the battery just took a ****. but why would it do that? i never had a battery problem. im not thinking th alt. is bad. but i havnt tested it yet...
any ideas why the battery would do this, or what do you think it is?
#8
I concur. Have the battery checked out before getting a a new one, its for free at most autoparts stores. Some batteries can take some abuse and others only last a few hours with a dead alt.
Its funny how the radio is always the first thing to go screwy when the alt goes.
Its funny how the radio is always the first thing to go screwy when the alt goes.