08-25-2025, 07:14 PM

tdavidl

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Join Date: Sep 2003

Location: perry hall, md

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how far can a car go without an alternator?

have my 71 fbird scheduled to go into the shop this wednesday...a few weeks ago i realized my alternator crapped out and isn't charging the battery or providing power to the components that need power. shop is 15-20 minutes away, 6-7 miles...so the question is:

assuming everything is turned off and the only things needing power are brake lights, blinker lights & of course, the spark plugs...how far will a two month old fully charged battery take it? can the battery power the car for the 15-20 minute drive?

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