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Old Aug 27, 2002 | 07:44 PM
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ah problems , problems ....

freakin car still giving me trouble .....i got it fixed , but i think my altenator maybe dead ....heres whats going on ...my pigtail to my altenator , part of it is broke , its missing two pins out of it ...when I got the car out of the shop , I had to put it in the shop because lack of time with school now . When i got it out of the shop , my power windows were slower , i thought , its just me ,
well when I pulled into the parts store to exhchange a part , my radio went off , then came back on . Im thinking the altenator is bad , but is it a bad pigtail ? well a bad pigtail like that on the altenator cause that ? but , it still had two pins in it and it was hooked up .

car did not want to start , but i got it started by hooking jumper cables up to a good good battery on the ground ,

but wait , if my car started off the new battery i jumped it off with ..oh heck guys , I have so much on my mind right now I cant hardly think about this ! .....I hope this makes sence what I typed . Does the altenator charge the battery or does the battery charge the altenator , I should know this but ahhh im stressin .
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Old Aug 27, 2002 | 09:42 PM
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Alternator charges battery...

The only thing the battery is used for is starting the car...

Sounds like your alt is not putting out enough power... might have something to do with the broke pigtail.
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Old Aug 27, 2002 | 10:01 PM
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Thanx man , yeah thats what I think it is now to , bad pigtail or altenator .
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Old Aug 27, 2002 | 11:19 PM
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No need to stress as you did find the problem.
Fix alternator wiring correct with a Soldering Iron, heat shrink tubing, tight connections and a Cute Girl waiting for ya when you have finished the job!
IF all else fails, obtain new end connectors, splice & solder.
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Old Aug 28, 2002 | 11:13 AM
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Car: 1983, 1986
Engine: 2.8 2bbl, 2.8 MPFI
Transmission: 200C 3 speed, 700R4
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...and a Cute Girl waiting for ya when you have finished the job!
Ah yes... the infamous "White Glove" Service!
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