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On 8/20/16 1:46 PM, Lee&John Howard wrote:
> Thanks all
>
> But does a bad battery explain the car quitting going 65 after being
> on the road for 15 minutes?Ã? Not to mention that the battery is less
> than 6 months old, and hardly driven at all.
Never forget that electrical and ignition system symptoms are basically
the same. but in this case 8 volts on the battery is pretty much a
giveaway.
Have you checked all battery, alternator and their respective ground
connection at both ends to assure proper tight clean connections?? Is
there a wire between the alternator case and chassis ground? Bad
connections, esp overlooked ground connections can do you in if you only
pay attention to the hot side of the circuit. This is why I replaced
the ammeter on both of my cars with a volt meter gauge. It would have
told you if the charge was low or non existent. Never discount a new
battery. They have been known to fail.
TeriAnn
>
> John
>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 12:05 PM, <tr3driver@ca.rr.com
>
> The stock Stag alternator dies nothing at all at idle. However, a
> good charged battery should be able to carry the entire load for a
> lot longer than 8 minutes. Several hours at least, longer if the
> headlights are not on.
>
> For example, in 2005 I had the alternator on Stag #1 fail around
> Palm Springs and finished my 2 hour drive home just on the
> battery. The headlights were getting kind of dim by the time i got
> home, but the engine still ran fine.
>
> So I would say more likely you have a bad battery. Possibly just
> never got charged but you said you charged it.
>
> O'Reillys will test your battery for free, probably most others
> will as well. However I've been unhappy with their batteries, so I
> suggest going elsewhere if you need a new one.
>
> -- Randall
>
>
>
>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/20/16 1:46 PM, Lee&John Howard
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<div>Thanks all<br>
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But does a bad battery explain the car quitting going 65 after
being on the road for 15 minutes?� Not to mention that the
battery is less than 6 months old, and hardly driven at all. <br>
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Never forget that electrical and ignition system symptoms are
basically the same. but in this case 8 volts on the battery is
pretty much a giveaway.<br>
<br>
Have you checked all battery, alternator and their respective ground
connection at both ends to assure proper tight clean connections??
Is there a wire between the alternator case and chassis ground? Bad
connections, esp overlooked ground connections can do you in if you
only pay attention to the hot side of the circuit. This is why I
replaced the ammeter on both of my cars with a volt meter gauge. It
would have told you if the charge was low or non existent. Never
discount a new battery. They have been known to fail.<br>
<br>
TeriAnn<br>
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cite="mid:CAJaD1DO6hwyKLoP6REFnPctkyMzj+EfiQA6YQkccKSJeiczEfQ@mail.gmail.com"
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 12:05 PM, <span
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<p dir="ltr">The stock Stag alternator dies nothing at all
at idle. However, a good charged battery should be able to
carry the entire load for a lot longer than 8 minutes.
Several hours at least, longer if the headlights are not
on.</p>
<p dir="ltr">For example, in 2005 I had the alternator on
Stag #1 fail around Palm Springs and finished my 2 hour
drive home just on the battery. The headlights were
getting kind of dim by the time i got home, but the engine
still ran fine.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So I would say more likely you have a bad
battery. Possibly just never got charged but you said you
charged it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">O'Reillys will test your battery for free,
probably most others will as well. However I've been
unhappy with their batteries, so I suggest going elsewhere
if you need a new one.</p>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<p dir="ltr">-- Randall</p>
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