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Shop251

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How do I know if my Alternator is going out?

Car is killing. Lights coming on, charged the battery, ran a while and killed again.

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Submitted 216 days ago...

kbky11

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If you can get a voltage meter, check your charge coming out of your Alternator, should be 13.5 to 14, on the meter

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Submitted 216 days ago...

Shop251

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I was told that if you removed the battery post and the car kills then the Alternatop is bad. Is this true? I don't have a voltometer.

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Submitted 216 days ago...

Shop251

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Is there any other way?

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kbky11

Brain (4,925)

Yes you can remove the cable and it will die, but i always like to use the meter,

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