[Healeys] battery draining or not holding charge
David Nock
healeydoc at sbcglobal.net
Mon Oct 3 09:25:25 MDT 2011
The generator is not charging the battery.
Either a faulty generator or a faulty regulator.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Oct 2, 2011, at 8:45 PM, Randey Brophy wrote:
> I have a 1965 fully restored BJ8 I replaced the battery recently
> and
> after 3 weeks of running fine the new battery is now not holding
> a charge.
> I have nothing in the car that would drain the battery-no radio
> etc- except
> for a Viper GPS, which everyone tells me shouldn't tax the battery.
> The
> Viper periodically reports battery low while I'm traveling in the
> car and
> today the car wouldn't start after a fill up and needed a few
> attempts at a
> jump start before it would turn over. Cruising back to town at
> 70-85 MPH the
> overdrive stopped working for a bit car automatically went our of
> overdrive
> and wouldn't go back in,then the ignition light came on indicating the
> battery's not charging; after awhile the ignition light went out
> overdrive
> worked again, but when I got home parked it and turned it off it
> wouldn't
> start again..Zilch after a 50 mile drive which should have
> recharged the
> battery. Please advise what's going on and what to do to fix
> this..thanks
>
>
>
> Randey Brophy
>
> 1747 Trafalgar St
>
> Vancouver BC
>
> V6K3R9
>
> C 604 928 1866
>
> randey_brophy at telus.net
>
> "You are what you do."
>
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