Gimpy117 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I am baffled...perhaps you know... story is as follows: my 1990 subaru legacy was seeming to have low electrical power, my wipers were running very slow, my csbin fans were also running very slow. later, the problem went away. then on the second day in the morning (it was cold I dunno if it makes a difference) the car began to do the same thing but this time when the brakes were depressed, the radio became garbled. It started just fine but, randomly it began to run very very rough with low power after I stopped for a light and finally stalled 300 feet down the road. I reattached a battery cable that was hastily attached by wrappng it around the other wires by a former owner assuming it was the problem, but was baffled to have found that my battery was dead. So I got a jump and it ran great. tonight two days after, I was baffled again to have the slow wipers and another odd issue, when I depressed the gas pedal, my running and panel lights actually dimmed drastically. this went on for a good 2 min and then stopped (except for the slow wipers). Luckily It did not stall. On a side note, I recently replaced my alternator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbssubaru Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 your bad alternator might have toasted your battery your alternator isn't charging the battery all the time, loose connection ? drive to autozone and have them test both alt and battery , they can do both in the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimpy117 Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 thanks..if it's not the battery then what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a89aries Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Whatever it is, its related to the supply of power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caschmidt Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Maybe you got a faulty new alternator? just a thought...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Sounds very much like a bad alternator. I have a weak battery and alternator and my engine idles a bit low, so if I let it idle to long with the headlights on I get the same symptoms of you. Lights dim way down, blower goes slow, wipers go slow, eventually the engine starts running rough, and then dies when the battery dies... Carry a volt meter with you, and next time this happens check your voltage. While you are driving it shouldn't be below 13v. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimpy117 Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 It's not doing it yet...I'll keep an eye out...but the alternator is brand new. I did check the subwoofer power cables and it had some oxidization like it was discharging on something so I wrapped it in electrical tape...I hope it's stopped because it hasn't come back so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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