My car has been riding good for like 2 weeks now and today i start it up drives fine and then my radio starts going on and off and then while i am in nuetral my rpms drop to zero. So i rush home and turn the car off. Then i try to start it back up and i doesnt kick over. Radio is on lights are on but car wont start.

Its a 98 ex coupe with gsr swap
Please someone help.

 

And no check engine light either.

 

This used to always happen to me in my Jetta when the alternator went.

 

Awwww fuuck. The alternator shouldnt be bad though. How can i check it to see if thats the problem?

Edit: and this is the first time it ever happen

 

bUMP

 

what youi mean the alternator SHOULDNT be bad.. how would you know

 

I guess your right, but im pissed that i spent 4 grand for this swap and all these problems keep occurring. And how can i check it to see if thats the problem?

 

Put a volt meter on it. Should be between 12.5-14.5 Volts.

 

^^^ Right

You can also get one that plugs into your cig. lighter.

 

autozone will do a free check on batt and alt

 

sounds like either your battery is dying and it has just enough juice to run radio ect. but then again it could be your altenator, ive been through three with my ek coup

 

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Damn, I have 165K miles on my 97 HX and I have never had a problem.

 

I work at Autozone. We do free Altenator and Battery tests.

 

^ what they all said - take it to the zone...autozone

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by banzai msg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">^ what they all said - take it to the zone...autozone</TD></TR></TABLE>

how?

the car wont start.

 

jump start it!

if its ur alt
then wouldnt the alt light be on...

 

jeez, jump that ****, use all means possible. the internet is not going to fix your car

 

Why not just pull the alternator off, put it in your handle-bar basket and peddle your *** down to auto zone? Sometimes when people ask for help and get a response they act like all of honda-tech should show up at their house and help push the car to the mechanic/shop to get the work done. **** me.

 

Well battery is at pepboys getting tested now. Also when the engine is off but the key is in the igntion, the radio will work but when i turn the lights on the radio shuts off. And visa versa. I let the car sit for like 4 hours also and then it started, but once i shut it back off it didnt start again.

 

i would not freak out, its eather your alt or batt, both easy replacements and cheap

 

To check the alt. cant i just start the car and then while its running unplug the battery and if the car stays running then the alt. is good, if it shuts off alt. is bad.??

 

you can start the car and put a screw driver or any metal on the back side of the alternator if it is working it creates a magnetic field and the metal will stick to it

 

Yeah id say the alt is done just get a new one and be done with it.

 

How much is an alt. and how hard are they to put on?

 

check your grounds