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Still not charging
Posted by Matt89t [Email] (more from Matt89t) on Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:53:58
In Reply to: Re: check w voltmeter, poss alt. connections, James, Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:36:05
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The positive battery cable is new, and I swapped out the positive cable from the alternator to the starter. The ground cable is secure and looks newish. The little green/white wire looks ok. Across the battery I get 13.5-13.9-14 while it's running. That suggests to me that the alternator/regulator is working. No?
I jumped it and drove it around it for 15 minutes or so. When I shut it off it had just enough juice to turnover, but not start, and then could not turn it over.
Is there something else? Did i not run it long enough to charge a dead battery? Could my battery just be bad? (it's only 8 months old,, but the car sat for the bulk of that time, uncharged). If the alternator is working ( assuming the voltage reading is correct), then what else could it be? I can't imagine a battery drain this severe.
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