Thursday, Mar 12, 2009 at 22:05
"brian said,
It may be too obvious, but have you had the battery checked?
One would assume an auto sparky would have done this first, but these days you just never know.
Failing that, is the alternator charging?
Start the car, then disconnect the positive terminal.
If she conks out, its using
battery power and getting nothing from the alternator.""
Hi
I would be a little cautious of removing + lead from battery with engine running, you could instantly stull some engine electronics.
A check with a volt/multimeter as posted earlier is the best way .
Connect voltmeter across battery, read voltage , start engine & read voltage while starting, let engine run @ fast idle for 15 mins or so checking voltage , does it slowly rise if so to what reading?
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