High beams causing me to stall out?

[opy01]

My wife's car started perfect one day then not at all the next morning. Batteries are funny that way. And stealthee is right, a bad alternator can kill it.


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[Kittenpunch]

Just checked the battery. 12.4v

I guess it's a short.

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[stealthee]

I'd still try to swap another battery in, just to totally eliminate it totally.

[opy01]

Just because you put 12v in it doesn't mean it can take a load. Run it down to autozone or another parts store and have them load test it. A short normally drains the battery over time (short or long), it usually won't keep the car from starting with a charged battery.


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[Kittenpunch]

Swapped battery, still no dice. I have no power to anything whatsoever.

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[stealthee]

Check your grounds.

[Kittenpunch]

What would I be looking for to check grounds? I'm not an electrical guy.

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[stealthee]

You need to look to make sure all connections are tight and secure. You also need to check fuses, both underhood and underdash.

[opy01]

That's crazy. Check both battery terminals. Were there sparks when you put the terminals on? If not then a short is less likely. If there were a short you usually see sparks when you put the second terminal on, kind of like if the lights were on or key on when you hook up the battery.


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[Kittenpunch]

I removed the wires from their respective terminal and they're pretty corroded, so I'm going to go to Canadian Tire tomorrow and see if I can get new terminals, clean up the wiring, and clean the batter.

Will report back!

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