Okay, this beast has been a trusty, trusty workhorse since I bought it in 2009, 9 yrs ago. Very little has gone wrong. It just runs.
Well, starting last week, it has been having an issue and I don't know what it is, for sure.
I noticed the voltage gauge showing a little wonky earlier, the needle would fluctuate between points (never going lower than 13.x or higher than 15) but it ran fine.
Then it started to idle really low, like it was going to die. Our 17 yr old, who drives it normally, said "Oh, it's been doing that for a few days!"....but never told me. So, while turning into the 6 yr old's school, it died. Like the battery came loose or something. I reached down and grabbed the positive cable and everything lit back up and it started but kept idling funny.
I got it back home and drove it one other time, but it idled wonky as hell.
Could it be a bad battery? I changed the alternator a little over a year ago. I haven't even checked the belt or anything to be honest. So busy with newborn and family life.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Well, starting last week, it has been having an issue and I don't know what it is, for sure.
I noticed the voltage gauge showing a little wonky earlier, the needle would fluctuate between points (never going lower than 13.x or higher than 15) but it ran fine.
Then it started to idle really low, like it was going to die. Our 17 yr old, who drives it normally, said "Oh, it's been doing that for a few days!"....but never told me. So, while turning into the 6 yr old's school, it died. Like the battery came loose or something. I reached down and grabbed the positive cable and everything lit back up and it started but kept idling funny.
I got it back home and drove it one other time, but it idled wonky as hell.
Could it be a bad battery? I changed the alternator a little over a year ago. I haven't even checked the belt or anything to be honest. So busy with newborn and family life.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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