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Matthew D
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I have a 1991 Chevy s10 Pickup, on my way home from work I was going about 60 mph and all of the lights in my truck started to dim, the heater fan slowed down, and the engine started stalling a little. Each time the engine stalled the speedometer would read 80+ mph. I made it about another mile or two before the truck died. I coasted into a driveway and opened the hood. When I tried to start the truck back up it didn't try to turn over, it just made a clicking sound. Another motorist drove in and offered to give me a jump, we did and the truck started fine. It ran smooth for about ten seconds until it started stalling again and died. We tried again and as soon as it started I kept the engine revved up past 2500 RPMs and it ran constant for 30 - 45 seconds until it started stalling and died so we repeated this several times with the same result. Finally we did it one last time and I tried to drive the truck, as soon as I put it in gear and started to let the clutch out, it started to stall, giving it a little more gas to keep the engine from dying I pulled onto the road and the truck was running fine until I got up about 35 MPH (fourth gear). It stalled and died. The only thing I can think of is the alternator or battery is bad. How can I check each of these and how much does it cost to replace an alternator if that is the problem? If you think it might be something else let me know.