HELP!!! Car just Died!!???!!!

Magik Si · #1 01-24-2004, 03:52 PM

I was just driving back from getting my girlfriend from work and my radio shut off, then my clock on my dash shut off, then my gauge light shut off...and as I was pulling in my driveway...the car just died, shut off, kaput! WTF! It's not throwing any codes, the car won't turn over, it just clicks when I turn the key...it's acting like I have a dead battery...but how did it start the car this morning @-40C and then start the car when I went to get the girlfriend 10minutes before it died!?!?!

HELP!!!!

Jason

riceriderjade · #2 01-24-2004, 03:57 PM

alternator?

Magik Si · #3 01-24-2004, 04:07 PM

That was my first thought...so what can I do? Charge the battery manually and then drive it somewhere and change the altenator? How do I know that that is it for sure??

Jason

riceriderjade · #4 01-24-2004, 04:10 PM

to be honest i dunno, i've had this happen to me before, but it was just the alternator belt snapped off, so check that first, if you boost it its just gunna die out again when your driving it. you can go buy a new alternator or have your rebuilt. my buddy's alternator on his crx blew and he had it rebuilt for 35 bucks and it works great now.

Magik Si · #5 01-24-2004, 04:29 PM

I've got a buddy bringing my altenator off my old B2 over (it's at his house)...but is that compatible on my B1?

Jason

BullShifter · #6 01-24-2004, 05:13 PM

I would guess its an alternator or belt problem. Test & charge the battery if needed. You could remove your alternator & have it tested for free @ most parts stores, that way you will know for sure. There is some testing you could do yourself, but to do it properly you need expensive equip.
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Magik Si · #7 01-24-2004, 08:40 PM

I just changed the alty...I am 99% sure that that was the problem...I just changed and altenator in -30C weather...christ that was no fun.

Thanks for the help! 8)

Jason

Masta · #8 01-24-2004, 09:25 PM

did it start? if it didn't then it's ur coil in ur distributor.

Magik Si · #9 01-25-2004, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masta

did it start? if it didn't then it's ur coil in ur distributor.

Oh yah...been driving it all day....no problems, seems to be find. Here is something odd though...

...my brake light was on tonight when I walked up to the car...the car was off, the emergency brake wasn't on but the brake light was...anyone any ideas??

Jason

BigBearWest · #10 01-25-2004, 08:23 PM

yeah it should work, from what i have read all 88-91 altenators are the same and will work

civichbca91 · #11 01-25-2004, 08:43 PM

An easy way to see if your alternator is out is to charge the battery, start the car, and while the car is running, disconnect the negative battery cable. If the alternator is good, the car will stay running, if its bad, it will die immediately.

IceCold · #12 01-25-2004, 09:08 PM

i kno how you feel... had the same thing happen to me about a month ago.

and it was the alternator too

Magik Si · #13 01-26-2004, 07:11 AM

Anyone have any idea on the brake light thingy?

Thanks,

Jason

KoRnSaQ · #14 01-26-2004, 09:01 AM

Maybe your brake petal wasnt up all the way, our some wires are crossed

Magik Si · #15 01-26-2004, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoRnSaQ

Maybe your brake petal wasnt up all the way, our some wires are crossed

But is this possible that the light could stay on with the car "off"?? Shouldn't it go out when the car goes off? That's just bizarre!
I think my car is possessed

Jason

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