Re: Re: Idling/starting problems

From: Jayson Woodruff (woodrufj@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Oct 20 2003 - 01:56:37 EDT


My steering pump is getting bad. Think a dragging pump pully would do
the same thing as a locked up tensioner?

How do you check a alternator/battery? I can put a multi-meter to it,
is it more complicated than that?

Jay W
505/287 Dakota

Gary Hedlin wrote:
> Had this problem with my 98 v6....check the belt tensioner to see if its not
> locked up. If that's fine, stop by an AutoZone and have them test the
> alternator and battery. Your problem lies there :)
>
>
> Even if youre under warranty, i'ld still want to pinpoint the problem in
> case the service department tries to pull a fast one on ya.
>



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