[TR] Stag quit at speed

[Geo Hahn]

Or... could be your battery needs to be replaced.  You may want to do (or
get) a load test - any auto parts place can do this.

If a battery is reading 8 volts it will probably have a hard time coming
back from that.  The mere fact that you can charge a battery back up to
reading 12V does not prove it is okay.

Geo

On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Lee&John Howard <leejohn7 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Was giving the Stag its first serious road test today - it failed!  Engine
> quit at about 60 and everything went dead. On the shoulder ( of CA101 north
> of SF at rush hour - fun) and engine would not turn and hazard lights wold
> not flash.
>
> Could this be anything else but the alternator going dead causing the
> battery to totally  discharge?   I just tested by charging the battery,
> then starting the car. I turned on all the fans ,lights and radio, then
> waited just a few minutes and the engine shit down. Battery voltage now
> under 8 volts.
>
> Must be the alternator, right?
>
> John Howard
>
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