RE: continuing problem-battery or alternator?

[Rob Meikle <rtmeikle@yahoo.com>]

I had the same thing happen to me a few years ago with
a different car.  I had two different people (high
school dropout types) at local auto shops tell me I
needed a new alternator.  That didn't make sense to me
because of the symptoms, so I went somewhere else for
a third opinion.  They sold me a new battery (don't be
cheap, get a good one) and I never had another
problem.

ROB
'97 GLX

--- veearesix <veearesix@mediaone.net> wrote:
> Just replaced my 1 year old battery with a new
> altima. figured this time I'm
> done with it.
> Doug
> 
> "Chadwick, John/COR/INV" wrote:
> 
> > Ok. This is the third time this car has been in
> the shop for the same thing.
> > What happens is my odometer and clock start to
> dim. The airbag and ABS
> > lights come on. No check engine light at all. Then
> the radio starts to get
> > quieter. The last thing that happens is the car
> finally quits on me. I can
> > sit there for about 10- 15 minutes and wait for
> the battery to charge back
> > up again and then start it and drive for another
> mile or so until it does it
> > again. I have got 2 new alternators so far (only
> paid for the first one),
> > and now it's in for another one. Any ideas on
> this? Anyone had this happen
> > to them? I'm thinking that there is a short
> somewhere that is putting a
> > strain on the alternator and it finally just
> quits. The shop is thinking it
> > might be that the battery is draining so the
> alternator is working too hard.
> > He is charging the battery to see if it is leaking
> at all. I just bought it
> > last year so I'm hoping it's not that. Anybody
> have any ideas? Beuller?
> > Beuller?
> >
> > John Chadwick
> > CH2MHILL
> > Engineering Design
> > Communications Group
> > Denver, CO
> > Tel: 303-874-3031
> > Fax: 303-790-9182
> > jchadwic@ch2m.com
> >
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