Re: Electrical Issues, intermittent power
Posted by HH56 On 2023/7/5 14:05:16
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Marty or Marston wrote:
With a volt meter measure you battery's voltage. It should be about 13 V on a freshly charged battery. If all is OK, then on both battery cables cleanup their connectors and the battery post and the points where they attach to the car. Try again.
Still a problem, test the battery- Many places like Autozone can and will test your battery under load.
Without having a load test meter, there is a quick test you can still do with a regular meter. After all the cleaning and reconnecting of cables check for having a solid 12.6-13v with no load. Keep the meter connected and turn on the headlights. Under light load such as headlights the meter should still be reading at least 12.6v. If not, suspect the battery. If you try and start the car and the meter drops significantly -- say 11 v or lower the battery is again suspect and should be taken in for a proper evaluation. If the meter stays reading near battery voltage on both tests then start looking for a dirty or loose connection in the smaller wires which start at the solenoid terminal and feed the rest of the car. If those are good look for a bad ign or headlight switch.
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