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Can you drive a car long distance with a bad alternator after jumping it?
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∙ 17y ago
I had a car suddenly stop while I was driving once when I was approximately 30 miles or less from home. Luckily, it stopped right at a car parts store. The man checked the battery and it was okay, so he checked the alternator and it was bad. After he jumped it, he recommended that I go straight home because the battery would just go dead again. Going that distance, I didn't have any problems, but I had been going away from home and he said he wouldn't try to get to where I was going about 10 miles up the road and then go back home.
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∙ 17y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo It will not hurt a car to jump start with a bad Alternator. Only if you put the cables on backwards. Jeff 25 years Automotive Tech It has been my experience that although you can jump-start a car with a bad alternator and drive it, the car will eventually die while you are driving (usually in a spot where there is no one around to help you jump start it again). I recommend a jump start and then go to an auto parts store to buy another alternator.
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How long do you have to drive around to charge a car battery after jump starting a car?
You should never drive a car around for long after jump starting a dead battery. This puts an enormous strain on the alternator. Alternators are designed to keep a good battery charged, not to charge a dead battery. You can easily burn out a diode in the alternator. Jump start the engine and drive it somewhere and connect a battery charger to the battery and charge it fully.
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Yes. FYI answer Once the engine is running, the alternator supplies the electricity for the car to run and it also recharges the battery. Once you have jumped the car to get it running, you can take the battery out and throw it away and the car will run until you shut it off or run out of gas.Not a good idea to do this. In doing so you risk damaging the alternator.
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