In a message dated 4/8/2000 6:52:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
spritenut@Exit109.com writes:
<< I charged the
battery, took a 10 minute drive, shut it off and it was just about stone
dead. >>
Frank--that seems too quick for a short to drain a battery to stone dead. I
mean you can leave your lights on for much longer than that with a good
battery and it will still have enough charge to start the car. That sounds
like the battery is being drawn upon for charge from the engine and not being
replenished, which makes me suspect a problem with the alternator or with the
connection between the alternator and the battery. You said you swapped the
Jap alternator with another one. Another what? A new one? Another Jap one?
Really, I think the Jap alternators are pretty good--it is the repro parts
that are el cheapos. It just sounds like for some reason your battery is not
benefitting from the charging of the alternator.
--David C.
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