Car ran fine all day then the lights got dim and died. then would not turn over. boosted the car the next day ran fine even took the hot post off and still ran. then later it died again when i boosted the car and took the hot battery post off it died. boosted again and drove fine for a few miles.
Sounds like alternator/generator could be bad and also battery could be bad.
SOURCE: i have a 97 escort,
Check your charging system. With the engine running at about 2000 rpm, a volt meter across the battery terminals should read around 14 to 14.5 volts and drop to about 13.8 volts with the engine at idle. If this does not happen, the charging system may be defective. Even with lights on the voltage should climb, but will drop lower at idle. If the dash lights just about go out when you try start, a good indication that the battery charge is low too. The battery could be getting charged but due to internal sediment or buckled plates, may be loosing the charge. This would require a battery replacement, but check the charge system first. Please rate this solution.
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Replacing the fuse the first time was the right move, becuase it could have been a fluke that it blew. Replacing it again and again was not! You should have found out EVERYTHING that the #2 fuse controlled and verified that the components weren't pulling excessive amperage (shorted condition). By replacing the fuse over and over, you might have made the problem worse by subjecting good components to something that was shorted.
BTW next time pick the oldest guy at autozone to help you, if the counter help knew their stuff they would have told you the same thing I just did!
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