so just about a week ago, my battery light came on then turned off. every day it got to the point where it will flicker on then off on for 30 seconds then off for 5 on for 5 off for 40 i dont know where to start looking. and today at 7-11 my car was dead??? i dont know how because this has never happens. wifey jumped my car and got home and it started right up.???? please help.

 

Sounds like the alternator isn't doing it's job check your under hood fuses.

 

Your alternator is failing. Check its output with a voltage meter.

 

k thanks, i hope this is all what it is

 

so the other day i checked all that crap with the voltage meter and my alt was fine. my batt is in the back of the car.could that be the problem? like i said it never done this ever.

 

Sounds like your alternator to me. Be sure to check all your grounds though, that might be the problem.

 

same shitt happend to me alt was only putting out 12v pull it out and have it checked at autozone man or just let your lady starrt the car from now on lol

 

alternator go bye bye...!!!

 

u sure the alt belt hasnt broke? it happened to me, and i had no clue for about 20 minutes lol or if not id say its a ground or the alt itself is going bad or already there..good news is you can have them rebuilt...you can ship it to me, there is a guy a few miles down the road that rebuilds em, he did my honda alt for $35 or 40, cant remember exaactly. better than payin like $100+ for a new one lol

 

Yea Autozone can test both alternators and batteries for free, a good idea before you spend money on anything

 

@JDMZACH hey i moved to kentucky then moved back to washington state. i lived in mayfield. well for 2 months then moved back because it was to damn hot. so a new problem now happened. so it will stay off for a while. but if im at a stop and i start to go and i "romp" on it. the batt light stays on and it wont go off. but if i press the clutch in and rev it up. it will flicker on and off. or if im driving and say going 50MPH and i shift down to 3rd it will kinda flicker on and off. and when im saying flicker...the light will stay on but it will dim like its almost off but you can still see the light.

 

id go with the alternator.

 

^x2 Dude check that alternator!

 

i did with the test when i tested my battery. or am i doing this wrong? i looked all over the net how to test my alternator and all i found was when your testing your battery with the car off it will read 12.+amps.so i start the car and they said if the amps of the battery wont go up then your alternator is not good.which my went up to 14.somthing.so am i doing this wrong?? i know these are is questions but i never needed to deal with this befor thanks again

 

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