Girls car has problems! Thoughts?
#16
Lazer Beam Shooter
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The small stud is where the negative battery cable is grounding.... could it be?
#17
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if you pull the coolant hose that the heater valve is on from the back of the head and push it out of the way, there is a threaded hole under it that the ground is supposed to go to. THe ground for the engine harness goes on that small stud.
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i have 3 thoughts on what it is.
1. Something to do with the starter still
2. Voltage Regulator
3. A broken power wire somewhere.... grounding the alternator out.... ?
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Take it for a short run, shut it off and carefully touch the alt. pulley.
If it is quite hot the belt is slipping. Tighten the crap out of it.
If you can twist the belt more than 1/4 turn with your fingers it is too loose.
If it is quite hot the belt is slipping. Tighten the crap out of it.
If you can twist the belt more than 1/4 turn with your fingers it is too loose.
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i agree that the starter could be messed up in the solenoid. If the power from the battery isnt feeding the power to the alternator it wont charge. I would say regulator but you swapped alternators. Check ur wires to the alternator and the blue/red wire plug just behind the brake booster that is to the alternator as well.
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Did you check the grounding cable from the block to the car? Also, check the starter itself - if the part of the starter that contacts the block is dirty/painted over/whatever, that will mess up the starter. The starter uses the metal housing as its ground, which then goes to the engine block, which then goes through the ground wire from the block to the battery. So check the starter mounting surface and block grounds.
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Did you check the grounding cable from the block to the car? Also, check the starter itself - if the part of the starter that contacts the block is dirty/painted over/whatever, that will mess up the starter. The starter uses the metal housing as its ground, which then goes to the engine block, which then goes through the ground wire from the block to the battery. So check the starter mounting surface and block grounds.
#28
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Well it seems this problem has come back, but so far putting the trickle charger on it at night has kept it up enough to drive it everyday to school. I bought this car btw.