 Battery Problem?? |
 Aug 19 2006, 08:58 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin.  Group: Members Posts: 1,995 Joined: 27-November 04 From: Yates City IL Member No.: 389  |
Coming back from Cordova today (watching, not racing) I stop and got gas. Car wouldn't start, got a jump and it immediatly started.
Driving back, if I tapped the brakes, turned on lights etc the car would studder, radio would go on/off,, check engine light come on and then off. The logger showed 14.0-14.5 volts, so the alternator was working....I finally get home at check the battery voltage 12.5!!! WTF?? I restarted the car several time in the driveway with no problems. Even with the headlights on, the car started...  Any thoughts?? Maybe I'm just tired after draggin my 2 kids for 10 hours to a carnival and then to Cordova and I'm over thinking this 
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Aug 19 2006, 09:02 PM
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DSMCentral Godfather Group: Admin Posts: 3,823 Joined: 10-January 01 From: Washburn Member No.: 26 |
No guarantees, but I would check the battery connections first and all other major connections if those are ok. I'm sure you know that even corrosion under a tight connection can cause you problems.
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Aug 19 2006, 09:07 PM
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Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,995 Joined: 27-November 04 From: Yates City IL Member No.: 389 |
Hmmm, that's a possibility.
I checked to make sure they were tight, I'll go through everything in the morning. -------------------- 92 Eagle Talon TSI AWD "The Black Golfball" How fast can a 14B go???
91 Chevy C1500 "Problem Child" **SOLD** 01 Impala DD 07 Trailblazer Wife's new DD Cars run on blood, sweat, and horsepower... Without the first two, you can't get the last" SOB Racing "Sitting On Blocks" |
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Aug 19 2006, 10:04 PM
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 DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 396 Joined: 10-January 01 From: Peoria, IL Member No.: 8 |
Sounds like a dead cell on the battery.
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Aug 20 2006, 10:28 AM
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Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,995 Joined: 27-November 04 From: Yates City IL Member No.: 389 |
Went out this morning, battery read 12.5 volts and start on the first try.
I took apart all the battery connections an clean them. They were not that bad. Hmmm, would a dead cell still cause the battery to read 12.5?? Or does the vibration and heat going down the road cause it to short out? -------------------- 92 Eagle Talon TSI AWD "The Black Golfball" How fast can a 14B go???
91 Chevy C1500 "Problem Child" **SOLD** 01 Impala DD 07 Trailblazer Wife's new DD Cars run on blood, sweat, and horsepower... Without the first two, you can't get the last" SOB Racing "Sitting On Blocks" |
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