Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:46:02 GMT From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: 91 900 wont start
"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message news:338285F3ssm1eU1nospamvidual.net... > On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 04:01:06 GMT, James Sweet <jamessweetnospamail.com> wrote: > > > > "Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message > > news:336r1kF3u8n9vU2nospamvidual.net... > >> > >> That's an interesting diagnosis. on what are you > >> basing your opinion, please? > > > > Seemed like a pretty reasonable diagnosis to me, it's similar to what I've > > experienced with a very flat battery, turn on a load and the battery will > > sometimes "wake up" a little, but any serious load (like the starter motor) > > will cause them to go out. > > Sure, it's the sign of a low battery, but is that the _cause_, or > a symptom of the real problem? I'd go over the charging system, and check > for parasitic load before buying another battery. Only thing worse than > killing a battery with another problem is killing a second, brand-new one. > > Dave Hinz > Yeah that's something I commented on too, but a new battery is the place to start if the old one is too dead to take a charge, then one needs to measure the current draw with everything off and then check the voltage with the engine running. Only tool required is a cheap DMM.