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91 Escort GT When you go long distances the radio cuts out and all the lights dim and when you turn it off the battery needs time to charge what is wrong?
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First thing to check is your alternator, a quick and easy way to check is to pull the positive battery cable off the battery when the car is running, if the car dies or sounds like it wants to die then most likely your alternator is bad, but if it doesn't die and you don't notice a change in the way the engine runs then maybe your regulator is going out, that would make it charge sometimes and not others. If you don't think it is either one then it could be a short in the wiring, which would cause your car to draw too many amps thus killing your battery on long trips. I am no expert but
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