BeatBox Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) i have a 98 mercury tracer for my winter car it was running fine....until yesterday it wouldnt start, i jump started it and turn on fine. But the battery light kept on flickering while it was running and after five minutes it died again. I think its the alternator, what do you guys think? On the jimmy when the alternator went bad i had to jump start it and would stay ON and not die after five minutes. Any help would be appreciated THANKS Edited January 22, 2010 by BeatBox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazerbass Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 that happend with my blazer. slowly died off. it was my alternator. probably yours too because if you jump it, the alt should kick in and keep it charged. just check if your batt is bad and if its not you know whats wrong Quote http://www.secondskinaudio.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamNemesis_Jessie Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) If the battery light kept on flickering while it was running its your Alt not charging bad battery don't make the light come on unless you have a big load(lights,bumping,heater on at the same time)pulling from alt Edited January 22, 2010 by jessiew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosin Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Take the alt to a auto store such as Autozone, Oreillys and have them test it. What does your batts voltage rest at when the vehicle is off? The alt belt is tight and isn't slipping right? Quote Derp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeatBox Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) Take the alt to a auto store such as Autozone, Oreillys and have them test it. What does your batts voltage rest at when the vehicle is off? The alt belt is tight and isn't slipping right? i havent checked the voltage on the battery yet, but im pretty sure its good, its like 15 degrees outside so i might wait til tomoro lol but yeah the belt is nice and tight. Its just gonna be a pain to get the alternator out. EDIT im going to have to take it out tho, imma hit up AutoZone tomorow by the sound of things. Edited January 22, 2010 by BeatBox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treossi Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 10 bucks that the alt died, you should hit up dc alternator and get a h/o alt 1888-441-0144 Quote Team sundownWESTCOASTSPL.COM we're throwing dbdrag events very soon visit the website for details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeatBox Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 10 bucks that the alt died, you should hit up dc alternator and get a h/o alt 1888-441-0144 The Alpine deck is worth more than the car itself to me lol so imma get the cheapest one i can... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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