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Old 04-13-2010, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by VintageBenz.org View Post
The odd thing is that the alternator light will come and go being on and off, however the car dies when you remove the cables from the battery regardless of what the light is doing.

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The car is supposed to die when the battery is disconnected. The ignition, as well as the rest of the electric consummers, takes its power from the battery. The alternator keeps the battery charged. The engine will run, for a while, without the alternator, but not without the battery.
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