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Oct 10, 2003 | 02:31 PM

kikicamacho

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Input needed, battery/alternator related.

Last night I installed a radio in my boss's Isuzu Rodeo and replaced a broken positive battery terminal. Today her husband complains the vehicle stalled out on him twice, but the vehicle started right back up. I explained to him the battery is only used to start the vehicle and even if my terminal install failed, the vehicle should not stall. As for the stereo install, I spliced into the factory harness. Has anyone ever seen a vehicle stall because of a bad terminal? My first inclination is the alternator might be going out, but the battery isn't draining completely.

Oct 10, 2003 | 02:42 PM

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Re: Input needed, battery/alternator related. (kikicamacho)

Sounds definitely like an alternator charge problem, a grounding problem, or something is shorting out.

Check the main ground from the battery..

Oct 10, 2003 | 02:47 PM

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Re: Input needed, battery/alternator related. (poison)

I will tomorrow, Right now he's 1 hour into a 4 hour trip. I hope I don't have to drive out there, but I will I have to.

Oct 10, 2003 | 02:49 PM

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Re: Input needed, battery/alternator related. (kikicamacho)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kikicamacho »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I will tomorrow, Right now he's 1 hour into a 4 hour trip. I hope I don't have to drive out there, but I will I have to.</TD></TR></TABLE>

dayam. That would be absolute hell =X

Oct 10, 2003 | 02:56 PM

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Re: Input needed, battery/alternator related. (poison)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by poison »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

dayam. That would be absolute hell =X</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, but if I find the culprit to be an unrelated problem to my work, $$$.

Oct 10, 2003 | 02:58 PM

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Re: Input needed, battery/alternator related. (kikicamacho)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kikicamacho »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Yeah, but if I find the culprit to be an unrelated problem to my work, $$$.</TD></TR></TABLE>

oh damn right.

Oct 10, 2003 | 03:54 PM

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Re: Input needed, battery/alternator related. (kikicamacho)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kikicamacho »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Last night I installed a radio in my boss's Isuzu Rodeo and replaced a broken positive battery terminal. Today her husband complains the vehicle stalled out on him twice, but the vehicle started right back up. I explained to him the battery is only used to start the vehicle and even if my terminal install failed, the vehicle should not stall. As for the stereo install, I spliced into the factory harness. Has anyone ever seen a vehicle stall because of a bad terminal? My first inclination is the alternator might be going out, but the battery isn't draining completely.</TD></TR></TABLE>
it sound more like u may have spliced in to a wrong power supply in the factory harness