HELP!!!!! car dies when i take off jumpers

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aaronscomp
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so my car needs to be jumped everytime i start it but when i remove the jumper cables it bogs down and dies even when i give it gas any suggestions as to what could be wrong?


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jeff420
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replace your alternater.

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Yep. Alternator 90% likely.

That's the first test you do to test the alternator. You pull the cable off the battery while the car is running and if it dies you have a bad alternator.

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aaronscomp
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ok thanks ill try that


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