1979 Other Volvo Models Can a bad Alternator cause the engin

NJHEART

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1979 VOLVO

Electrical problem
1979 Other Volvo Models 6 cyl Automatic 230000 miles

I recently had problems where my battery was losing power. I was told it was becasue I had a bad alternater. I made an apointment to bring the car in for replacement and the next day (before the repair) the car started to run very rough, like it is misfiring and it does not have the power it use to.
Could the misfiring also be contributing to the alternator or something else?

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RASMATAZ

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If the alternator is not charging the battery and the battery is weak it will operate erratically the computer needs its proper voltage to operate effectively to control the engine mangement system.

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Saturday, September 6th, 2008 AT 3:01 PM