2005 Hyundai Santa Fe Dead battery

2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
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Electrical problem
2005 Hyundai Santa Fe 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

This morning, my car wouldn't start. At first try, nothing came on at all. No lights, radio, nothing. Then, after a jump from a neighbor some life came back but it wouldn't turn over. Just a lot of clicking. Neighbor said it sounded like the alternator was bad. HOw do you tell the difference between just a regular dead battery (I still have the original in the car) or a bad alternator that has drained the battery?
May 18, 2009 at 4:21 PM
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