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I have a 1990 Ford Tempo. I have a new battery, as of four months ago. It has begun to not run though. I have had to get it jumped to get it started and last week when driving, coming to a stop sign it just died. Was able to jump it to get it home but then it wouldn't restart. I jumped it yesterday to let it run since its cold out and today after a couple of tries it did start, I let it idle for maybe 20 minutes and shut it off and tried to restart and it wouldn't. Sounded like the battery was already going dead. I have replaced the alternator, maybe 5 months ago granted with a used one. The belt is fine, it has gas, and like I stated that battery is not very old at all. I have replaced the fuel filter also maybe 4 months ago. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you

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I work for an Advance Auto parts and I see this a lot. I would bring it into one of these stores and ask them to do a full charging system check. If they come back as bad I would seek any warranty on the battery, alternator, or both if there is any. You have to remember that there are a lot of things that can go wrong when it comes to electricity.

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Your alternator is your grief!boost your car after a couple of minutes touch the alternator i bet you it is hot like a pot on the stove!i have spares for these in my roller cabinet.

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Check the coil, and when was the last time you changed the distributor cap and rotor? Check these, and let me know

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If you can get it to an autozone or somewhere like that, have that alternator tested, and the battery as well.

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