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In my wifes 98 v6 5 speed, has been doing strange things its whole life but now for the last week at night when we sit at a stop the cars lights will dim the stereo shuts off and the tach goes to 0 but stays running, then when I rev it up everything returns to normal. I think it is the alternator going bad again, if so this will be the 6th alternator that we have put in between 56K and 120K, am I right or is there something else to look for?
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have your electrical checked by a local shop, usually there are some around that kinda specialize in electrical, and all should check it for free.
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funny things like that normally happen if the battery is going bad, get the charging system checked out
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Before my battery died I had Airbag flashing, CEL going on and off, the dash was visually like a chirstmas tree. All the lights would go on and off like when you turn on the acessory. OH AND YES I SAID CHRISTMAS TREE. not a holiday tree, freakin #$#%# lol 
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Check megafuse, can cause alternator to not charge battery. topic with megafuse location pic. Battery could also just be weak or its connections need cleaning.
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Originally posted by ZeroHour:
OH AND YES I SAID CHRISTMAS TREE. not a holiday tree, freakin #$#%# lol
Haha, nice!
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I'm really annoyed by the fact no one will say christmas. FOR CHIRST'S SAKE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE LITTLE BABY JESUS THERE WOULDN'T HAVE EVER BEEN A WINTER BREAK TO BEGIN WITH! Worse example I've seen so far is a church selling CHRISTMAS cookies with stickers that say "Happy Holidays" on the clear plastic bubbles...  Sorry for Hijacking lol Oh and watch you get the right battery! I was told at advanced auto Contors need somekind of stubby battery and not just a normal run of the mill one. It was in their PC so I doubt it was wrong. Figured I'd give you a heads up so you don't need to make 2 trips for wrong parts. (I've done that to many times.)
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Ok so I looked at the car this week and havent checked the main fuse to the alternator! But at night when we are running a load (lights, fog lights, stereo, and heat) or even if it is just one of the two the car lights dim and the tach goes to 0 rpm's! I will be checking the fuse on saturday, just trying to figure out if im in need of a new alternator or not, if so this will be the 5th or 6th alternator from 56k to 120k? Not sure why but oh well.
Any help is appreciated thanks.
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Originally posted by RS_SS69:
...just trying to figure out if im in need of a new alternator or not, if so this will be the 5th or 6th alternator from 56k to 120k? Not sure why but oh well.
Any help is appreciated thanks.
Make sure you are not missing the extra splash shield for the passenger wheel well area.
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