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Old 05-09-2007, 04:07 PM
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wen i drive my car kinda idles and all my lights dim...i thought it was my subs but i took them out and they still do the same...i thought it was a bad alternator but i swaped motors and its still doing it...any idea guys?
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Bad ground, bad battery??
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i thought it was the battery but i got it recharged...
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sounds like ur alternator to me, i'd suggest gettin it tested, run a dvom across ur battery while the car is runnin and see what the voltage is at, if its below 13 i'd check on that alternator
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i thoguht it was my alternator too..but i swaped out the motor...unless the alternator on the new motor is bad too..
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