 car not starting after running ac for long times |
 Aug 31, 2007 - 3:09 PM
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i live out in cali and it seems that if i take a drive while its really hot outside and have the ac going which works really well when i turn my car off it wont turn over the battery is totally dead. it happened to me 3 times this year and it sucks! any one know the cause of this or how to fix this? thx in advance
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Sep 2, 2007 - 7:17 PM
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sounds like you have a bad alternator or a crapped out battery that won't charge. or in rare case a combination of both.
If you have a volt meter, measure the voltage when the car is running w/o AC on and then with AC on. You should get 13.x to 14.x volts. If you get something lower than 12.5V, you might have a bad alternator and/or battery. -------------------- ----------------------6GC's FIRST V6----------------------
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punkuup5150 car not starting after running ac for long times Aug 31, 2007 - 3:09 PM
stephen_lee i should get 13.x volts at idle with the a/c on??
... Sep 5, 2007 - 4:42 PM K-ESD QUOTE(stephen_lee @ Sep 5, 2007 - 6... Sep 5, 2007 - 9:41 PM Celiracer18 take the alternator to the parts store and they ca... Sep 5, 2007 - 9:56 PM stephen_lee Well, my old battery was actually going deaf, like... Sep 6, 2007 - 7:01 PM K-ESD QUOTE(stephen_lee @ Sep 6, 2007 - 9... Sep 6, 2007 - 7:47 PM stephen_lee no i do not.. stock pully Sep 6, 2007 - 10:08 PM K-ESD I'd get the alternator machine tested, you sho... Sep 7, 2007 - 6:14 AM
bindertch It sounds to me that you need to get your alternat... Sep 7, 2007 - 6:59 AM |
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