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vthondaboi




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5-12-2008
  car dieing due to turning on accessories« » 11:28 PM 5/12/2008 Reply  Edit

Ok my car's RPM drops a couple hundred whenever the lights or A/c is switched on. At a complete stop it's fine.

But while driving then hitting the clutch and letting it coast it will die. It doesn't shake like a stall. You don't realize the car dies until you try to hit the gas or steer.

I don't believe it's a coincidence as I can make it die fairly quickly after turing on lights or a/c.

Any ideas guys?


92 Prelude SI - Frost White

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 « Re: car dieing due to turning on accessories (vthondaboi)« » 2:48 PM 5/13/2008 Reply  Edit

Quote, originally posted by vthondaboi »
I can make it die fairly quickly after turing on lights or a/c.

Any ideas guys?

Get the battery and the alternator tested.


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vthondaboi




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5-12-2008
 « « » 3:01 PM 5/13/2008 Reply  Edit

replaced the battery and the alternator tested out good

mechanic shop said it was a bad compressor fan or something, not sure how that would affect the lights too though but we'll see


92 Prelude SI - Frost White

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10-26-2007
 « Re: (vthondaboi)« » 10:01 PM 5/13/2008 Reply  Edit

Sounds possibly like a short somewhere. Not sure why it wouldn't die at idle, though. I'm curious too because recently my car just died on the freeway; didn't even realize it had until I went to put on some gas and then realized it was dead. Now I can't get it to turn over and my battery is draining. However, I had the battery and alternator tested today and both were fine, but I'm getting some voltage to the negative battery clamp even when it's disconnected from the battery.


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