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Check Engine Light Came On... Now My 1981 Caprice Wont Start...

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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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Okay... well about the beginning of the week it started making a noise in the engine i'd imagine, and then tonight when i was driving home it was pooring down rain and everything... my check engine light came on. but when it first came on it was flickering on and off and then by the time i was almost home my turn signals stopped working, and my head lights became dim.. and by that time my check engine light stayed on.. well i got home and i shut off my car and went to turn it back on to see if the light was still on, and my car wouldnt start. it wouldnt even roll over or whatever people call it. but im not sure what its problem is...

my boyfriend told me its might me my alternator that went bad but my dad said it didnt.. so i dont know what to believe.. but if anyone knows anything about what im talking about please let me know asap...

and im sorry i kind of rambled on... )
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 9:23 PM
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if the car slowly died on you it could be that 1. the alternator went bad or 2. the ground worked its way loose. take the alt. to autozone, they check it for free. good luck..
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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yeah... i got it fixed.. my alternator belt snapped............... :-( it sucked but my car is running okay now..i just put a new battery in it and a new belt on the alternator thing.. but yeah thanks to the only guy who replied to me... everyone else is RUDE!
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