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Question: my car wont turn over battery is good but dead

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tinac007, 2.4L 4 Cylinder, Alexandria, LA, January 14, 2012, 18:27
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do u think it is the alternator

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    jaimelee1 January 14, 2012, 21:25
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    check starter, alternator has nothing to do with turning the car over

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    patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, January 14, 2012, 22:49
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    Alternator charges the battery, the battery is the reservoir of electrical energy, most likely the stater has failed but get a friend to crank over the engine while you check for voltage on the small wire at the starter.

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