On Feb 7, 6:56 pm, Jim Yanik <jya...@abuse.gov> wrote:
> "lswpubrw" <lswpu...@optonline.net> wrote innews:1170889634.820448.318150@v45g2000cwv.google groups.com:
>
> Get a load test on the battery.
>

I measured the voltage while my wife hit the starter. Battery voltage
dropped to 10V but it started without much trouble.

 

On Feb 7, 6:56 pm, Jim Yanik <jya...@abuse.gov> wrote:
> "lswpubrw" <lswpu...@optonline.net> wrote innews:1170889634.820448.318150@v45g2000cwv.google groups.com:
>
> Get a load test on the battery.
>

I measured the voltage while my wife hit the starter. Battery voltage
dropped to 10V but it started without much trouble.

 

On Feb 7, 6:56 pm, Jim Yanik <jya...@abuse.gov> wrote:
> "lswpubrw" <lswpu...@optonline.net> wrote innews:1170889634.820448.318150@v45g2000cwv.google groups.com:
>
> Get a load test on the battery.
>

I measured the voltage while my wife hit the starter. Battery voltage
dropped to 10V but it started without much trouble.

 

Cold, eh?

Try -25 F on for size, them complain about the cold. And my wife busted the
plug off of the block heater cord... It still starts, but boy she sure don't
wanna!

Terry in WINTERPEG

lswpubrw wrote:
>It's been really cold here (~10 F) over night and my car has developed
>a strange problem. It's a 1991 Accord EX StatWag. The battery is 37
>months old. It's my wife's car so I only discovered the problem when
>I used it the other day. The car started fine but the battery light
>stayed on and eventually the car almost didn't start after one stop.
>When I got home I measured the battery voltage and it was about 12 V.
>I charged the battery and things started fine and light did NOT come
>on even as I drove it on a short trip. I measured the voltage at the
>battery with the engine running and it's 14.6V. Next morning a
>problem again with the charge light. The battery drops down to 12.5V
>overnight after being charged. When the car is running the voltage at
>the battery is only 12.1V under this low voltage condition. If the
>car runs long enough the charge light sometimes goes out and the
>voltage from the alternator goes up to 14.6V. So my question is can a
>low (going bad) battery make alternator voltage drop, and the charging
>light stay on?
>
>Thanks,
>Bob

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Cold, eh?

Try -25 F on for size, them complain about the cold. And my wife busted the
plug off of the block heater cord... It still starts, but boy she sure don't
wanna!

Terry in WINTERPEG

lswpubrw wrote:
>It's been really cold here (~10 F) over night and my car has developed
>a strange problem. It's a 1991 Accord EX StatWag. The battery is 37
>months old. It's my wife's car so I only discovered the problem when
>I used it the other day. The car started fine but the battery light
>stayed on and eventually the car almost didn't start after one stop.
>When I got home I measured the battery voltage and it was about 12 V.
>I charged the battery and things started fine and light did NOT come
>on even as I drove it on a short trip. I measured the voltage at the
>battery with the engine running and it's 14.6V. Next morning a
>problem again with the charge light. The battery drops down to 12.5V
>overnight after being charged. When the car is running the voltage at
>the battery is only 12.1V under this low voltage condition. If the
>car runs long enough the charge light sometimes goes out and the
>voltage from the alternator goes up to 14.6V. So my question is can a
>low (going bad) battery make alternator voltage drop, and the charging
>light stay on?
>
>Thanks,
>Bob

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Cold, eh?

Try -25 F on for size, them complain about the cold. And my wife busted the
plug off of the block heater cord... It still starts, but boy she sure don't
wanna!

Terry in WINTERPEG

lswpubrw wrote:
>It's been really cold here (~10 F) over night and my car has developed
>a strange problem. It's a 1991 Accord EX StatWag. The battery is 37
>months old. It's my wife's car so I only discovered the problem when
>I used it the other day. The car started fine but the battery light
>stayed on and eventually the car almost didn't start after one stop.
>When I got home I measured the battery voltage and it was about 12 V.
>I charged the battery and things started fine and light did NOT come
>on even as I drove it on a short trip. I measured the voltage at the
>battery with the engine running and it's 14.6V. Next morning a
>problem again with the charge light. The battery drops down to 12.5V
>overnight after being charged. When the car is running the voltage at
>the battery is only 12.1V under this low voltage condition. If the
>car runs long enough the charge light sometimes goes out and the
>voltage from the alternator goes up to 14.6V. So my question is can a
>low (going bad) battery make alternator voltage drop, and the charging
>light stay on?
>
>Thanks,
>Bob

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Cold, eh?

Try -25 F on for size, them complain about the cold. And my wife busted the
plug off of the block heater cord... It still starts, but boy she sure don't
wanna!

Terry in WINTERPEG

lswpubrw wrote:
>It's been really cold here (~10 F) over night and my car has developed
>a strange problem. It's a 1991 Accord EX StatWag. The battery is 37
>months old. It's my wife's car so I only discovered the problem when
>I used it the other day. The car started fine but the battery light
>stayed on and eventually the car almost didn't start after one stop.
>When I got home I measured the battery voltage and it was about 12 V.
>I charged the battery and things started fine and light did NOT come
>on even as I drove it on a short trip. I measured the voltage at the
>battery with the engine running and it's 14.6V. Next morning a
>problem again with the charge light. The battery drops down to 12.5V
>overnight after being charged. When the car is running the voltage at
>the battery is only 12.1V under this low voltage condition. If the
>car runs long enough the charge light sometimes goes out and the
>voltage from the alternator goes up to 14.6V. So my question is can a
>low (going bad) battery make alternator voltage drop, and the charging
>light stay on?
>
>Thanks,
>Bob

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replace the alt. this just happened to my car the alt light came on during
the day at a idle but not all the time as soon as i stepped down on it the
light went out it did that for a couple days then it stopped then a week
later it came back tested the bat load test it was fine it was low but
charged it up and fine took alt to autozone they checked it and it checked
out fine put back on car and no light a couple days later light came back
replaced alt and no more light the old alt was going bad

 

replace the alt. this just happened to my car the alt light came on during
the day at a idle but not all the time as soon as i stepped down on it the
light went out it did that for a couple days then it stopped then a week
later it came back tested the bat load test it was fine it was low but
charged it up and fine took alt to autozone they checked it and it checked
out fine put back on car and no light a couple days later light came back
replaced alt and no more light the old alt was going bad

 

replace the alt. this just happened to my car the alt light came on during
the day at a idle but not all the time as soon as i stepped down on it the
light went out it did that for a couple days then it stopped then a week
later it came back tested the bat load test it was fine it was low but
charged it up and fine took alt to autozone they checked it and it checked
out fine put back on car and no light a couple days later light came back
replaced alt and no more light the old alt was going bad

 

replace the alt. this just happened to my car the alt light came on during
the day at a idle but not all the time as soon as i stepped down on it the
light went out it did that for a couple days then it stopped then a week
later it came back tested the bat load test it was fine it was low but
charged it up and fine took alt to autozone they checked it and it checked
out fine put back on car and no light a couple days later light came back
replaced alt and no more light the old alt was going bad