1987 Acura Integra Battery keeps dying....

1987 ACURA INTEGRA
296,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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THOR98337
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Well here is the problem. Car runs great, though when I turn on the headlights and interior lighting when the car is idling around 1 grand to 800 rpms the cars battery and headlight lights in the dash flicker a little though if i keep it above 1 grand this with not happend. also when i turn the headlights on i can tell they are draining power and the car will stutter a little though stay running.

So i have checked the battery, its good. checked all grounds, there good. checked fusees, there good. checked alternator, that is good also. Let me know what it might be. Thanks
Jan 31, 2010 at 9:02 PM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi thor98337,

Seems the charging system is not functioning as it should be.

Did you check the drive belts tension? If crankshaft is equipped with harmonic balancer, it could be bad.

Get a voltmeter to check the charging rate.
Feb 1, 2010 at 12:40 PM
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THOR98337
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KHLow2008,


I will give that a try. Thank you
Feb 1, 2010 at 1:18 PM
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