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benefitx · 08-31-2007, 09:03 PM

ok so my car was sputtering bad and i thought it might be a vac leak or something , i park the car...

i come back and it wont start, i had a buddy jump the car and it started, drove it down the street it sputtered bad and shut off...jumped it again

i have an optima redtop...i go to advance and have it exchanged out for a brand new one...i put it in, car starts up...but my capacitator is blinking lights , so i pull the terminals off and the car shuts off immediately...

is my alternator dead? earlier in the day i had this coolant leak from one of the intake mani hoses but i clamped them down...

i noticed that the bolt that the power line bolts onto was loose on the alternator, so i tightened it all up but still having the same problem..

im gunna have it tested tomorrow but i mean is there anything that i could try?

08-31-2007, 09:03 PM	#1
benefitx Banned from the Marketplace Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: suwanee ga Posts: 670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Alternator dead? ok so my car was sputtering bad and i thought it might be a vac leak or something , i park the car... i come back and it wont start, i had a buddy jump the car and it started, drove it down the street it sputtered bad and shut off...jumped it again i have an optima redtop...i go to advance and have it exchanged out for a brand new one...i put it in, car starts up...but my capacitator is blinking lights , so i pull the terminals off and the car shuts off immediately... is my alternator dead? earlier in the day i had this coolant leak from one of the intake mani hoses but i clamped them down... i noticed that the bolt that the power line bolts onto was loose on the alternator, so i tightened it all up but still having the same problem.. im gunna have it tested tomorrow but i mean is there anything that i could try?