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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 12:11 PM
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I would start my civic up. Then like 5-10 minutes later i go back out and my deck is dead.. car's still running.. then another 5 min later the car dies? Anyone know what is wrong with it? and yes i've already searched.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 12:16 PM
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Sounds electrical to me . Voltage regulator on the alternator ? A little simmilar to something my EF was doing a while back , but then it went away . Good luck !
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 12:18 PM
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i'm just totally stumped right now.. could it be a bad battery?
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 12:20 PM
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Check the battery, and then I would check IAC jus to be safe.
Oh yeah and don't forget the charging system.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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i'm thinking battery issues just dont' have time to check right now cuz i gota work in a bit.. but now when i start it up i just get the flickering sound so yeah i think it's either my altenator or my battery.. =\
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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darn sourced it out pretty sure it's the alternator that went bad.
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