Car keeps dying...Frustrated
#1
Car keeps dying...Frustrated
I have a 1989 ....88 royale brougham and i think possibly the alternator has gone out in it. By the way the battery is brand new but it keeps dying and it is not getting recharged the way it should be. Some people have told me that if u disconnect the battery cable, the car should stay running cause the alternator keeps it running. Well when i disconnect the battery...the car dies or when i leave it run for an hour and shut it off, i cannot start it back up. What could possibly be wrong?
#2
Don't try to run the car without the alternator connected (might not want to take any more advice from whoever suggested it, either).
Sounds very much like the alternator. Only way to find out is to have the charging system checked. If you are handy enough to remove it, lots of auto parts places can bench check it, usually for no charge. Alternative is to drive it, when it will run, to the nearest garage to have it checked. Very fast, easy test and you'll know.
Sounds very much like the alternator. Only way to find out is to have the charging system checked. If you are handy enough to remove it, lots of auto parts places can bench check it, usually for no charge. Alternative is to drive it, when it will run, to the nearest garage to have it checked. Very fast, easy test and you'll know.