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lawandorders@telus.net - 06 Mar 2008 18:38 GMT

during the past year 3 or 4 times the engine powere has started to die
but it comes back immediately-battery light abs light and check engine
light come on when this happens. Last night the same problem happened
but it finally died. I had it towed to my home. This morning it will
start but the battery light is on. I have proper voltage across my
battery terminals when the car is running. Any help would be
appreciated. Thanks,
Wilburman

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Jeff - 06 Mar 2008 20:28 GMT

> during the past year 3 or 4 times the engine powere has started to die
> but it comes back immediately-battery light abs light and check engine
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> appreciated. Thanks,
> Wilburman

If the battery light is on, that means either the battery is shot and
needs to be replaced or more likely, your alternator isn't charging your
battery. The first thing I would to is clean the contacts like the
battery terminal. It could be that the problem is just dirty contacts.
You may need a new alternator.

Jeff

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clare at snyder dot ontario dot canada - 06 Mar 2008 21:13 GMT

>> during the past year 3 or 4 times the engine powere has started to die
>> but it comes back immediately-battery light abs light and check engine
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>
>Jeff

What is the "proper voltage" you are seeing?
Sure sounds like an alternator problem to me. - or a bad connection.

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Shawn - 07 Mar 2008 00:23 GMT

What is the battery voltage when the engine is shut off ? When you read the
voltage during running, you really are reading the alternator's output.

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