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Thanks all
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.
John
On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 12:05 PM, <tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
> 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 dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Thanks all<br><br></div>But does a bad battery e=
xplain the car quitting going 65 after being on the road for 15 minutes?=C2=
=A0 Not to mention that the battery is less than 6 months old, and hardly d=
riven at all. <br><br></div>John<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 12:05 PM, <span dir=3D"lt=
r"><<a href=3D"mailto:tr3driver@ca.rr.com"; target=3D"_blank">tr3driver@c=
a.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir=
=3D"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 long=
er than 8 minutes. Several hours at least, longer if the headlights are not=
on.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">For example, in 2005 I had the alternator on Stag #1 fail ar=
ound Palm Springs and finished my 2 hour drive home just on the battery. Th=
e headlights were getting kind of dim by the time i got home, but the engin=
e still ran fine.</p>
<p dir=3D"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=3D"ltr">O'Reillys will test your battery for free, probably most=
others will as well. However I've been unhappy with their batteries, s=
o I suggest going elsewhere if you need a new one.</p><span class=3D"HOEnZb=
"><font color=3D"#888888">
<p dir=3D"ltr">-- Randall</p>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br></div>
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