Just dies on me?

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Hillkill
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Well I found out that my alternator was connected by two strands of wire at the connection and was arcing. So I fixed that. When I take my car out now it feels like it gained 20 hp. I love it except when it dies on me, Which now happens to be very constantly. It died twice at the stop sign, once at the light and 3 times while I was driving. This was on just a 5 minute drive. It doesn't sputter it just loses revs and dies. What should I be looking at guys.


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Check your battery thats what happen to me it would die at the stop light after i turned it on and heated it

Hillkill
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Battery is fine and connected.

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do you have a BOV? if so is it vented?

Hillkill
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Bov is not vented. I've had it recurculated for about 3 months now. No real big difference when I did it either.


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