My Jeep will not stay running after I let off the gas.

Tiny
AJOHNSON4567
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  • 2002 JEEP LIBERTY
  • 130,000 MILES
Its been giving me problems for a while. All my warning light, gas, seatbelt, oil, engine and airbag, would come on amd my gas gauge and my oil temp gauge would not work. My radio would flash on periodically but never stay on for very long. All while this was going on it continued to drive ok. Then I started it the other day and it took a while to start and when it finally turned over I let off the gas and it died. I did this four times and each time when I let off the gas it dies. I'm thinking possibly alternator what are your thoughts. Thanks
Thursday, September 15th, 2011 AT 4:44 PM

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Tiny
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BATTERY AND/ OR ALTERNATOR. MAYBE, SOUNDS LIKE THE SYMPTOMS

TAKE IT TO A POPULAR AUTO PARTS STORE FOR BOTH TESTS, ON VEHICLE, USUALLY IT'S A FREEBIE!

WON'T MAKE IT?

MAYBE I CAN TALK YOU THRU BASIC TESTING

THE MEDIC
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Thursday, September 15th, 2011 AT 4:59 PM
Tiny
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The battery is fairly new and my Dad tested the battery and said its fine. What tests can I do to check out the alternator because it will not even make it out of the driveway. Thanks for your help
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Thursday, September 15th, 2011 AT 5:02 PM
Tiny
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A SIMPLE VOLTMETER TEST IS GOOD SOMETIMES, BUT A LOAD TEST WOULD BE BETTER

GONNA MAKE THIS EZ, AS I ALWAYS TRY TO DO!

SORTA LOOK THRU 'EM, FIND SOMETHING DO-ABLE ON YOUR END, THAT WOULD BE MORE LIKE YOURS.1ST ONE LOOKS GOOD TO ME!

THERE ARE SO MANY, REVISING MY SEARCH WILL MAYBE FIND MORE. EVEN REMOVING AND INSTALLING. MIGHT NEAR ANYTHING!

KEEP ME INFORMED, I'M MORE OF A OLDER CJ AND WILLYS KINDA GUY, I KNOW THEM WELL

IF I START TO "DROWN", I'LL FIND YOU ANOTHER EXPERT. THEY MAY JUMP IN ANYWAY!

THE MEDIC
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Thursday, September 15th, 2011 AT 5:36 PM

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