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2004 Kia Rio

Tiny
JJEHL
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  • 2004 KIA RIO
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 59,000 MILES
Battery in my Kia went dead, put diferent battery in car. Now the car will run but dies after a few miles, seams like battery runs out of power. Checked alterator and it checked out good. What kind of voltage reg. Does this car have.
Sunday, January 4th, 2009 AT 3:08 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Thank you for the donation.

The Alternator has an inbuilt regulator, I would be getting a charge rate test done, check that the battery terminals are clean & tight and have the battery load tested as this is the only real test for a faulty battery, start here and re post if you have any more concerns.

Mark (mhpautos)
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