car battery question
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At 12.4 volts, that battery is taking a pike. Should be around 12.8 or 12.9 for a good battery.
Your alternator output is fine.
The local auto electric shop guy sells a ton of Delcos and say he'* had maybe two bad ones in ten years. I went with a Delco replacement after my battery died right a 4.5 years.
Your alternator output is fine.
The local auto electric shop guy sells a ton of Delcos and say he'* had maybe two bad ones in ten years. I went with a Delco replacement after my battery died right a 4.5 years.
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
Why does it matter what a battery looks like?
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Originally Posted by L27Buick
well bad news its still dieing. any ideas? how would i check if their is any drain when the cars off? i really hope i didnt buy a battery for nothing.
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Originally Posted by vital49
Yes, we do manufacture that battery. Here'* a link where consumers can buy batteries directly from JCI:
http://www.autobatteries.com/
That site is wholly owned by us.
http://www.autobatteries.com/
That site is wholly owned by us.
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Originally Posted by L27Buick
how should i test for that?
I have actually left on all of the interior lamps all evening and all nite long untill I had to go somewhere the next morning.... Battery still had plenty of juice...LMAO..
After sitting you should still be above 12v... I'd expect 12.4 or so... 12.6 would be a fully charged battery...
If you were to take a Volt Meter( I have a digital ) across the positive and negative terminals you should see the voltage drop a bit after you shut the car off... The battery should stay around 12.4 or close to it... If it keeps dropping you need to look for the sorce of the problem... One of our gear heads may have to explain a little better... I have never had to deal with this...
The last time I had a drain it was the Alternator that cause the problem.. My car was dead as a doornail in 2 hours... So I'm not exactly sure what direction to point you in... But do check and see if the battery is loosing its charge in a hurry, i.e. dropping below 12v in a short time... Wish I could be more help here..
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