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slowaltima
03-18-2005, 11:12 AM
Well, on my way here from Virginia, I stopped at a rest stop in South Carolina. I went in, got some water, and then proceeded to crank over my car. It did not work so I stopped and called AAA roadside service. Meanwhile, I'm looking around and find that the battery is low on acid. I call Tony up asking for his opinion and he says that the battery is dead and needs to be recharged. A trucker pulls up and helps give me a jump but the car dies soon afterward, still in the rest stop. I call my mechanic in VA who tells me its the alternator. $400, a new battery and alternator later, I was able to drive here. Wonderful thing, it went after 66xxx miles.

Gt
03-18-2005, 11:21 AM
A dead battery can lead to a dead Alternator :(

fatkid
03-18-2005, 11:53 AM
been threw 3 alternators in like 20K miles on the vette :nono:

SloNLo_350
03-18-2005, 12:12 PM
been threw 3 alternators in like 20K miles on the vette :nono:
But its a GM... thats what it does.

Greg Kulbick
03-18-2005, 12:28 PM
Boner is the alternator king.

brandboZ28
03-18-2005, 04:13 PM
Boner is the alternator king.
I went to Pepboys the other day and they said no more free alternators for me. It only took me 12 for them to cut me off. :lol: Gotta love that Pepboys quality in every product they sell. :roll: