Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 23:17:16 GMT From: "Ayar-15" <autocockernopsamghtbbNOSPAM.com> Subject: Re: Hello everyone.
Thank you, Brandon. :-) "Brandon Thomas" <brandon1nopsamultant.com> wrote in message news:3ef73635.1645244nopsam0.0.1... > "Ayar-15" wrote: > > >Now, it seems to me that the dead battery and the check engine light with > >code 1652 have little in common. Like, I had two simultaneous system > >failures instead of one systemic fault. But maybe I'm wrong. > > Maybe, but probably not. Oft times, when something fails, other things can fail at > the same time, but I've discovered, they are often unrelated other than a timing > thing. > > The clicking battery is a pretty sure sign of a failed battery, particulary if it > won't charge back up. The alternator does a pretty good job of charging, even for a > partially discharged battery, but if it is close to dead, it can't seem to handle > that at all, it will only provide enough to keep the engine running. > > Unless you have already replaced the battery, put it on a home charger and let it > fully charge, or if the store that sold the battery is handy, they will usually > recharge it for free. If the battery is good, it will hold the charge. Otherwise, > well...new batteries can be had for good prices at the local parts stores! > > Brandon
