I've been putting some miles on my car since the water pump/electric
fan/head gasket/etc. replacement and have found that after long drives
with stereo, electric fan and headlights on the battery is nearly dead.
It is a new battery and this did not happen before the electric fan.
I'm not an electronics guy. I have a multi-meter and it says that with
everything BUT headlights on (fan is on) I have about 12.10 volts at
the battery. If I turn the headlights on it falls to 11.70 or so.
Does this mean I'm draining my battery faster than I can charge it?
Or, if I'm doing it wrong, can I use a multi-meter to test this, and
what do I do?
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Adam
'70 1600 SPL311-28181
http://www.picturetrail.com/abend
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