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bkwamw
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Jan 7, 2012, 2:16 PM
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2004 ford escape 3.0L V6 When the heater is running it is up and down, the interior lights are diming and when I use the headlights they dim and I have lost all power driving down the road and the car wanted to stall out but I kept feathering the gas the all the power came back I had the Battery and alternator checked today and I was told they were both good and I had replaced them in 2010 so what do I look at next??
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 7, 2012, 5:04 PM
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You need to check performance of charging system and condition of battery with those symptoms. If voltage drops so low or power so low like that no telling how engine controls will react to make it run properly.
If any chance you know the battery is original get it the heck out for a new one as it's way too old and almost never last that long,
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Discretesignals
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Jan 7, 2012, 7:51 PM
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Hook a volt meter up to the battery terminals and look at the system voltage when the engine is running. Sometimes alternators can have intermittent problems that don't show up when bench testing.
Whatever you do do not unhook any battery cables while the engine is running to see if the alternator is charging. That's unless you don't mind spending money on sensitive electronic components.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Jan 7, 2012, 7:52 PM)
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bkwamw
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Jan 8, 2012, 8:35 AM
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I had that done yesterday at autozone where I bought the alternator last year because my first thought was it was failing and it was under warrenty and they did the check by hooking a machine up to my battery but all tested good and I had the battery replaced last year too so I am not sure if there is a bad ground and where to begin to look for it. "it must be a girl thing" I thought I would look at the positive battery term and follow that and at the alternator wires I think the ground to it is on the fire wall some where any other ideas???
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Discretesignals
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Jan 8, 2012, 9:35 AM
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Did they test the charging system when your problem was occurring?
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
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