I just purchased a 94 ford taurus a couple of weeks ago and found that when driving with the lights on they would shut off on their own, after no specific amount of time and then come back on after 4-5 seconds. So I asked some people what they might think it would be and majority said that it was my alternator. So I went to O'Reilly's and they found out the rather than my alternator being the problem, it was my battery--it wasn't putting out enough volts. So, I went to get a new one and it wasn't in stock. So the manager cross-referenced it and said to use that battery until the one that I actually need comes in. The battery he gave me is smaller and now my car has problems starting. HELP!!
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18 years ago