battery light on

ok so i was just at best buy, coming out of the parking lot...my battery light comes on....i didnt even turn my car off to go into the store, i left my friend in there....granted, i had my a/c and my stereo n subs on....but......why the light? its reading like 7 when it should be at 14 right?....what should i do...as i dont have much money i need a cheap fix

go to autozone or something and have them check both your battery and alternator.

if it's reading 7v and you can still start your car then my bet is it's a bad guage. If a battery is at 7v, it's dead as a doorknob..

i think alt. problem

does the alt make noise? or seem like its birds nesting? mav could be right about the gauge tho, its summer though, so if it doesnt start. at least it isnt winter.

first off, check the wiring to and from the guage.

if that checks out fine then with the vehcile running check battery voltage. if it seems low, like 12 or so volts than it isnt charging properly. also check battery volatage before u run the vehicle and after...

and if ur lazy and dont want to get a little dirty then go to vatozoo or advanced to do there free test.

ill probaly edit this later, im now

i made a mistake that i forgot to edit...it was reading 9 not 7...it died as i was pulling into the sears auto parking lot....like...i turned in..and it was like *die*.they're looking at it this morning...so since this is the second problem within a week ( 1st was a mysterious overheat), that and its almost 10 years old, im deciding to get rid of it....so my mom said i can get a car thats like...5 grand.....thats it...sucks....i know..what should i get??

what kinda car are you wanting to get?

something like a sedan or something, so i can take my friends places, but still tight looking...something with parts taht arent going to drain my bank account completely... and a manual trans...i cant take any more automatic crap

bah whatever, u added more info after the fact. no use for me to help. good luck.

dump the chevy and get a ford

hah for 5k? yeah right

5k? I'm going with civic or something. you might find something better/faster, but it won't be as reliable and is more likely to break down. just don't buy something from a kid that's been driving it rough for the last few years

hrm....civic....ill look into that...id have to get it from a dealership tho...cuz I would have to use my car's trade in value...

so ur gunna get rid of a car because it "gave" u a problem? jeez thats taking the cry baby way out. but i guess thats the way the world turns.

...and turn it does.


DarkestGlow

yeah my cars blown a heater core and an alternator along with a radiator and a few other small things and i didnt get rid of it. **** send it my way if ya dont want it ill take it!

umm 5 grand wont get you anywhere at a dealership unless its a down payment
i tried when i was looking for a car

seriously, pick up a repair manual for ur blazer. chiltons or hayes are good. read up on the net and in the book(s) and take a crack at fixing it urself. blazers are realitivly easy to work on and the 4.3 whoretech is a good motor.

unless ur really hell bent on something newer than attempt to fix it. i bet 80% of the kids here can do most of there own work if they did a little research and are even remotely able to use hand tools.

Optika1 illushun wrote:

seriously, pick up a repair manual for ur blazer. chiltons or hayes are good. read up on the net and in the book(s) and take a crack at fixing it urself. blazers are realitivly easy to work on and the 4.3 whoretech is a good motor. unless ur really hell bent on something newer than attempt to fix it. i bet 80% of the kids here can do most of there own work if they did a little research and are even remotely able to use hand tools.

i try to do my own work

no see the reason I want to get rid of it is because I cant afford the 45 dollars a week for gas..its a gas hog...so i need a sedan or something smaller

4 banger. good on gas low on power.

well u own ur blazer, i assume. if u purchase a car for 5 grand ur taking a chance, but ok.

mysterious overheat could be caused by electric fans running off a dead battery =P so when you fix that, it should hopefully fix your problems =)

AFAIK blazers done use e-fans.

....yes they do.....

i wonder if it was on certain yrs, the last one i was undeer didnt

maybe not then..