Electrical Problem? Car Stalling/hard To Start

[nauc]

this is what i have

99 Accord (4 stroke, manual)

alpine 9887

75x2 amp

600x1 amp

2 4g power wires going back

stock alt

Kirkland bat (2 months old)

compustar alarm

in the last year, my car has died about a dozen times. 8 of those in the last 2 weeks.

about 2 months ago, my bass died. i hooked up both of my SE coils to my battery and the sub moves. the amp powers up but no sound.

so i take my car to a shop, they say its my stock alarm, whether or not my compustar alarm is interfering with the stock alarm, they didnt know but couldnt touch the stock alarm because of some codes, a Honda dealer would have to do it

so i take it to a Honda dealer and they ask me if my car dies when im not listening to my stereo, i tell them im not sure. he thinks im pulling too much off my alt and its dieing, but i tell him my sub amp hasnt worked in a few months but it still powers up.

is it possible that my amp is still pulling power, so much that my alt cant hang and it stalls out my car? doubt it. its an 80amp alt, iirc. my car is also sometimes hard to start. i have to give it a lot of gas after it starts or it will die cause the rpms drop big time

idk

thanks

[Boon]

It's possible your amp is damaged and is pulling a lot of current. They can do that if certain parts have gone bad. Can you get someone to clamp the power wire?

If your amp is drawing lots and lots of current it doesn't take much for the battery to go flat as well if the alt can't keep up.

I would disconnect the sub amp completely and see if it still does it. Then check the float voltage of your battery - chances are it's stuffed too if the amp has been flogging the alt all this time...

Last of all, are you certain it's not a bad alt?

[raytard]

its either the amp, the batt, or the alt

disconnect the amp, if it still does ti check the batt, if the voltage is fudged, try changing it or borrowing someone else's, if it still does it, the alt is fried

alarms can do it, but its very uncommon and wouldnt cause stalling, only a dead batt, stalling is most likely an alt unfortunately

[nauc]

but my car stalled out before the amp ever died too

[nauc]

and ive check that battery before, get around 12.7v or so when the cars off

[Guest KyleCannon]

I am going with your alternator being bad. Might want to try autozone and see if they can test it for you. Or you can start your car and disconnect the positive from the battery while the car is started and see if the car remains on, if it stalls then you're alternator isn't able to keep your engine running at all.

[nauc]

I am going with your alternator being bad. Might want to try autozone and see if they can test it for you. Or you can start your car and disconnect the positive from the battery while the car is started and see if the car remains on, if it stalls then you're alternator isn't able to keep your engine running at all.

its at a Honda dealer right now. when i talk to them ill ask about the alt

thanks