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1988 MERCURY COUGAR
84,654 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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OLAND
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new battery new alt even after a full charge lights begin to flucate and car dies and has to be jumped off this is a 88 cougar 5.0 engine
Dec 16, 2010 at 7:11 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Make sure that the battery terminals are making a clean and tight contact with the battery terminal posts, check earths and get a current drain test done, start here.

mark (mhpautos)
Dec 18, 2010 at 4:29 PM
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