1989 cadillac sedan deville
 

right now i have a 1989 cadillac sedan deville and i have been having problems with it and idk whats going on with it.ill be drving down the road and all of a sudden my radio goes nuts and then my head lites die out then the car starts to cut out then it died. now everyone told me that it is the altinator so im going to replace that and the battery, now if that is all that it is then what should i do as in mods? all i have right now is exhaust and i want custom air induction like cold air intake or sum **** and a lil more mods but idk what to do to it so come on now people give me suggestions please

RE: 1989 cadillac sedan deville
 

those are typical symtoms of LOW VOLTAGE,

it can be the battery, the charging sysytem, a bad GROUND connection or
simply oxidized battery terminals

BEFORE you spend money on parts, take a voltmeter and start checking.
one usually expects 13.6v to 14.8v .. maybe someone will jump in
and give you more accurate voltage expectations

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RE: 1989 cadillac sedan deville
 

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RE: 1989 cadillac sedan deville
 

check for bad ground in the cigar lighter the radio and lots of other interier lights and ect. run off it
current should be around 14.4 if everything is ok corrision on battery terminals is another good spot to check