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Anonymous Posted on Mar 07, 2012

Engine sputtering The alternator went bad and so i replaced it but the symptoms from when it died still remain its shaking and acting like it wants to die

  • Anonymous Mar 07, 2012

    I had the new alternator tested before i installed it so i know its good. The car ran fine before the swap

  • Anonymous Aug 29, 2012

    Thank you for the advice! I ended up driving it around my nieghborhood for a while and the issue resolved itself but has idled a little rough since. Ill try cleaning the throttle body. Thanks again!!!

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You need to clean your throttle body ..the computer looses idle memory when battery is disconnected or low voltage

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