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Overheated shut off, starts but shuts off shortly after start

Tiny
MARKR423
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  • 1996 SATURN SC2
  • 1.9L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 208,000 MILES
My car overheated on me going down the highway then shut off on me. When I went to start it back it acted like my battery was dead. I used my jump box got it started and it shut off after I took my jump box off. Could a bad alternator, pulley or battery be the problem?
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Monday, October 7th, 2019 AT 9:02 PM

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Tiny
SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

This sounds like you could have a dead battery. Also it sounds like you may need a new alternator as well. We can't test for the alternator until we get the battery fixed first. Just to be sure could you please take a voltage reading across the battery terminals for me with a Digital Multi-meter. Here is a link below explaining how to use a DMM if needed:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-voltmeter

Please get back to us with what you find out and we can go from there.

Thanks,
Alex
2CarPros
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Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 AT 7:36 PM

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