Subject	This is one sign of a battery being low on charge.
Posted by	jzack on June 28, 2008 at 11:32 PM
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In Reply To	HELP! Starter? Alternator? >> posted by stockplayerz(nyc) on June 28, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Message	Jumper the car and once it's idling properly measure the voltage across the battery terminals. If 13.5 volts or higher - alternator is probably OK but you probably need a new battery (or battery is just run down from some kind of drain -- light left on, etc). It's also possilbe you may have a bad battery connection (corroided terminals?) or a bad battery to car ground connection. Two other things to check before replacing the battery.
Follow Ups	HELP! Starter? Alternator? >> - stockplayerz(nyc) 23:20:51 06/28/08 This is one sign of a battery being low on charge. - jzack 23:32:22 06/28/08 interesting >> - stockplayerz(nyc) 23:36:18 06/28/08 Test the voltage under a load, like with the lights on. (n/m) - Fast300 00:50:38 06/29/08 should it still read the same 12.5v with it on? (n/m) - stockplayerz(nyc) 00:57:38 06/29/08 It will drop some with the lights on but it's still possible - jzack 09:24:08 06/29/08 Voltage doesn't tell the whole story. It can read 12 V - zellamay 01:57:01 06/29/08 Two more questions... - jzack 09:29:47 06/29/08 ** UPDATE: FIXED!! Thanks guys >> - stockplayerz(nyc) 12:03:30 06/29/08
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