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05-21-2018, 04:29 PM
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Drives: Chevy Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Dawson, Georgia
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***Update*** It was the battery all along! Alternator was at 13+ voltage. Battery crankage was only at 385 when it should’ve been at 700+. Starter voltage was also low because the of the battery. If it wasn’t for you guys I would’ve went ahead and bought a new alternator. You guys saved me about 400 bucks. Thanks!
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05-21-2018, 05:55 PM
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  Drives: Tesla M3 LR-AWD [Former 1SS owner] Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Miami
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Glad it was just the battery.
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05-21-2018, 07:22 PM
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Drives: Camaro 2SS & ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Oklahoma
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I can't believe they suggested an alternator right off the bat. You can't trust parts store guys, sadly. Some are right on the money but many really don't know much, you always check the battery first, it's too easy and simple to ignore.
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05-21-2018, 09:35 PM
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    Drives: '17 Camaro 2SS & '99 Camaro Z28 Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Austin, TX
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just wondering, what is the voltage gauge reading at while the car is running?
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05-21-2018, 10:33 PM
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Drives: 2019 Grand Sport Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Forsyth, GA
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I was just about to say go buy an alternator and drive it down to Cumming (I'd put it in for you no sweat). Glad it wasn't that tho!
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05-21-2018, 10:43 PM
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Drives: 2024 Riverside Blue 2SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Posts: 1,357
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You might want to invest in a code reader capable of running battery and alternator diagnostics. You can get a decent one for around a hundred bucks and they come in handy if you start flashing codes. I have 6 cars in the family and it's invaluable.
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05-22-2018, 08:27 AM
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Drives: 2017 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 622
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A lot of testers and readers can't diagnose a modern charging system. If the battery is shorted internally or can't take a charge the alternator will stop charging and any tester will see it as a alternator failing.
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