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i drove to a bar with my buddy, i got a call that i had to leave.

i left got home, got changed and when i went ot leave again my car would not start.

I got jumped and everything went alright.

I got to the gym where i was sapposed to meet up with some people and go about my business of promoting for the AFC fights tomarrow night but my car would infact NOT START!

I tried to get jumped again to no avail.


the dude told me my alternator must have been sparked or shot or gone to **** or it was my battery.

my battery is like 4 months old.

how could this be!?!?!?



i will add that the car seemed hot when i opened the hood, yes i know it should be hot but how hot i do not know.

What kind of car do you have?

I don't know ****. But from what you're describing definitely sounds like the alternator. The second time you tried to jump it did you give it a few minutes to charge the battery?

check the cables and connectors on the battery and make sure they are clean. Check the wires on the back of the altenator and make sure they're tight. Take the battery to auto zone or pep boys and have them check it for free. If that's not it take the altenator off and have them check it.

If you know how to use a multimeter you can jump start it and check the voltage coming off the back of the altenator. It should be around 13 to 14 volts. Check it at the battery also and it should match what's coming out of the altenator.
1) If the voltage at the alt. is OK and matches te voltage at the battery then it means your battery is bad
2) if the voltage at your alt is low it means your alt. is bad or your belt is loose
3)if the voltage at the alt is good and doesn't match the voltage at the battery you have a problem in the wiring

Curly, that was awesome.

Thanks

Originally posted by Bella
Curly, that was awesome.

last time that happened to me i had to get a new muffler

I gave my $0.02 on Iron Life.

Although Curly's post looks verbose and filled with wisdom.

I know dick about cars.

- J.

man, i wish i could do all that ****.

tomarrow mornin i'm gonna try to get it runnin and get it to the hyundai dealership.

My alternator went last year and this story sounds the same as mine was.

****!

how much does that **** cost?

Buy my car.

Mine cost about $60 I think. But follow Curly's advice first. Check and clean your connects and battery posts before going and buying anything.

I can see Vulgar getting shocked.....

man my battery is like 4 months old! thats it!

the **** is pretty clean!

as for ohm meters and ****, i don't got that. tho i would take the battery to the pep boys i baught it from and if it sucks get a new one!

Coca Cola works on cleaning up the corrosion on battery cables real well.....imagine what it does to your stomach. Ewwww......

I drive a mean ford f150

**** coke!

i used baking soda and water, mixed it into a paste and put that on there, within 2 min that **** was all shiney and spotless

I have an '02 Celica. I'm ready to sell that thing. The car payment is insane and I'm not sure what dad was thinking when he decided to spoil me and buy a brand new car. It gets great gas mileage and it runs like a dream, but I'm ready to cut that car payment in half, especially since I'm not the one paying it.

i have a jeep cherokee that i treat like garbage

my tummy is making a weird noise... like a grrrr sound. I also feel weak.

any ideas?

Originally posted by Curly Howard
my tummy is making a weird noise... like a grrrr sound. I also feel weak.

any ideas?

Food??

you cookin?