Died at idle
06-24-2018, 05:06 PM
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Died at idle
Okay so I was at red light (with the ac on) and i died after about 30 seconds of being there. Battery is too low to crank over. I can only guess alternator here. Any other ideas?
06-24-2018, 07:52 PM
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Year: 1998 Classic (I'll get it running soon....) and 02 Grand
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Engine: 4.0
Test, don't guess. Get a jump, and measure the voltage when running.
This would be an excellent time to do a complete clean up of your battery cables, including the grounds.
All four cables. Yes, four.
This would be an excellent time to do a complete clean up of your battery cables, including the grounds.
All four cables. Yes, four.
06-24-2018, 07:59 PM
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I forgot to mention it won’t crank over, I did get the battery tested a few moments ago and it was still holding a good charge. Also not showing any engine lights.
06-25-2018, 11:01 PM
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Checked the wires (grounds etc one was pretty dirty but that was really about it.) also checked the fuses this morning since I could actually see in the daylight and saw that a 30amp fuse had burnt out. Replaced it and didn’t think much of it until it died again later today... It ended up being a short in the O2 sensor since it managed to come off the bolt and got caught on the driveshaft.
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There ya go. Sometimes ya just gotta get under there and get dirty.
Thank you for letting us know the resolution.
Thank you for letting us know the resolution.
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