[Shotimes] Battery/Alternator testing questions!

[Paul Nimz]

Your battery after sitting in the car over night should be about 12.5 or
less.  Any higher and the electrolyte is too strong.  Under 12V and there is
too much of a drain or there is an internal short.  You do have a bit of
drain but a good battery should be able to handle this for a couple of
weeks.

Get an Odyssey battery.  Best I have ever seen and I was involved with
battery manufacturing for 30 years.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@att.net>
To: "Erik" <masho95@charter.net>; "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Battery/Alternator testing questions!


> The fuel pump is original, so it is old.  The CID is about 4 years old.
>
> I still think it's something in the charging/battery system.  The
headlights
> even dim when I try to start it with them on.
>
> I'm curious as to the minimum charge the battery typically needs to start
> the car.  If I let it sit overnight and measure the voltage in the morning
> before I try to start the car, how many volts should I expect?  Around 12?
> Even less?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Tatro
> Red/Black '93 with 171k miles
> Cincinnati, Ohio
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erik" <masho95@charter.net>
> To: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro@att.net>; "SHOtimes"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 8:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Battery/Alternator testing questions!
>
>
> > Both your voltages with the car running and it off seem to be within the
> > acceptable limits.  How old is your fuel pump and CMP (camshaft position
> > sensor)?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@att.net>
> > To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 6:58 PM
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Battery/Alternator testing questions!
> >
> >
> > > Help.
> > >
> > > This has happened for a couple of days now.  My car is sluggish to
start
> > when
> > > it's been sitting for a long period of time, seems like the classic
weak
> > > battery syndrome.
> > >
> > > When I got home I got the voltmeter out and it registered 13.96VDC
when
> > > running.  It's been off for about an hour and now the battery
indicates
> > (with
> > > the car OFF) 12.75VDC.
> > >
> > > My question is, how do I determine if I've got a bad alt, or batt, or
> > what?
> > > If my battery is dying a slow death would it keep losing it's charge,
so
> > that
> > > if I check it in a few hours it would be even lower?
> > >
> > > Oh, and can someone recommend a good replacement battery if in fact
> that's
> > > what I need?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help.
> > >
> > > Steve Tatro
> > > Red/Black '93 with 171k miles
> > > Cincinnati, Ohio
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