Last night car died on highway at 70mph

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02-25-11, 06:43 PM

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yeah, the engine fluttering to the turn signal was the key to diagnosing that it was in your charging system. sidenote: anyone know the best tread for researching my swap? Ge-gte

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02-25-11, 07:37 PM

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its ur battery i have the same problem.

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02-27-11, 06:58 PM

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Usually with 2jz-ge's the distributor will leak onto the alternator.

Sidenote: Shop called back and its the alternator as we'd all guessed. It drained a battery with in minutes. Tomorrow I'll be getting the dreaded price call on the part. This shop is very good with Lexus and Beamers, so I'm in good hands.

edit: Any San Antonio peeps out there?

Is college station, TX close enough

I bought my SC in SA and oh, I was in SA two weeks ago haha

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02-27-11, 07:09 PM

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thanks!

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03-02-11, 02:45 PM

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Hey I saw your car at the shop today:

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03-02-11, 03:49 PM

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Looked under the hood and the ground lead on the battery was practically off. Tightened up the lead and have it on a trickle charger now. New battery if this doesn't work.