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Old May 28, 2008 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by RalphEx1
Thanks e3Nine you know I had the feeling that the alternator is the one that was bad. But the only thing that makes me think different is that the car dies right after 2 hours. For example I had to jump the car three times yesterday. I guess if the battery was good this would not be happening so often. I drove the car for quiet awhile yesterday trying to recharge the battery.
It's not the battery. The alternator is not fully charging the battery, therefore you're running the cell down to empty. It's dying every 2 hours because there's no spark left in it.

Do you hear any noises under the hood too?
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