- Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:47 pm
#272857
So this one night driving home I first noticed my headlights turned off, minutes later I noticed my tach and other meters turned off too. But while driving and turning my headlights off on the freeway, my tach, fuel, temp gauges, speedo gauges go back on to normal. Then when appraoching a stop sign my car just died, with no sign of engine struggling, no sputter, just died silently, I noticed it died when trying to give it gas.
To me that sounds like an alternator problem. But ok so the next day I jump started the car, she ran fine for like 10 mins idling, the turned the head lighs on again, she ran really weak almost died. This time again I turned on the hi beams, she died instantly.
A side note is that I have my foglight wiring harness hooked up to the positive bat terminal but not finished installing it. I'm thinking maybe it started draining my battery somehow.
Is there any for sure signs I should look for to kno if my alternator is bad?
I heard of disconnectiing the ground battery wire when running and if it dies the alt is bad, but I heard doing this is dangerous to all ur electrical components??
Any help is appreciatted.
To me that sounds like an alternator problem. But ok so the next day I jump started the car, she ran fine for like 10 mins idling, the turned the head lighs on again, she ran really weak almost died. This time again I turned on the hi beams, she died instantly.
A side note is that I have my foglight wiring harness hooked up to the positive bat terminal but not finished installing it. I'm thinking maybe it started draining my battery somehow.
Is there any for sure signs I should look for to kno if my alternator is bad?
I heard of disconnectiing the ground battery wire when running and if it dies the alt is bad, but I heard doing this is dangerous to all ur electrical components??
Any help is appreciatted.