- Sat Sep 14, 2013 6:45 pm
#336679
I never had any problems like this before with the car at all
so while doing the body work on my coupe it pretty much sat and didnt get driven for a few months. then it would only get driven a few times here and there and the battery went bad. at least i think so. it wouldnt hold a charge at all.i assumed it went back from pretty much never getting used for 8 months even though its only 2 years old
no battery light the entire time. but it just wouldnt hold a charge
so i get a new battery and put it in today and started it up. battery light is on i get out while its running to check the terminals and alternator plug and i smell something hot i reach down to feel the alternator "out" cable(not the plug) and its hot hot hot it burned my finger. so right away i shut the car off.
the cable was just barley hanging on my a few strands of wire and nut was all rusty. so i replace the connector with a new one and put a good washer and nut on
started the car fired right up but the battery light is still on. terminal is no longer hot on the alternator and nothing smells hot at all. so im thinking its the alternator thats bad because when its running and i unhook the hot cable off the battery the dash lights get very bright and the car spits and sputters like crazy. hook the battery back up and it runs fine
im really hoping the alternator is bad that would make me so happy if thats all the problem was and nothing else bad is happening.
before i go through the trouble of swapping the alternators and trying it again I want you're opinions.
maybe if the alternator had nowhere to run the electricity it fried itself? and my battery isnt actually bad it was just not getting charged by the car? i didnt actually try to charge it with a charger? hopefully!
so while doing the body work on my coupe it pretty much sat and didnt get driven for a few months. then it would only get driven a few times here and there and the battery went bad. at least i think so. it wouldnt hold a charge at all.i assumed it went back from pretty much never getting used for 8 months even though its only 2 years old
no battery light the entire time. but it just wouldnt hold a charge
so i get a new battery and put it in today and started it up. battery light is on i get out while its running to check the terminals and alternator plug and i smell something hot i reach down to feel the alternator "out" cable(not the plug) and its hot hot hot it burned my finger. so right away i shut the car off.
the cable was just barley hanging on my a few strands of wire and nut was all rusty. so i replace the connector with a new one and put a good washer and nut on
started the car fired right up but the battery light is still on. terminal is no longer hot on the alternator and nothing smells hot at all. so im thinking its the alternator thats bad because when its running and i unhook the hot cable off the battery the dash lights get very bright and the car spits and sputters like crazy. hook the battery back up and it runs fine
im really hoping the alternator is bad that would make me so happy if thats all the problem was and nothing else bad is happening.
before i go through the trouble of swapping the alternators and trying it again I want you're opinions.
maybe if the alternator had nowhere to run the electricity it fried itself? and my battery isnt actually bad it was just not getting charged by the car? i didnt actually try to charge it with a charger? hopefully!
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