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A charged battery should be at 12.6 volts or so. 10.4 is marginal to keep the car's electrics running.
If you have a battery light, the battery IS NOT charging. Period. Yes, you can drive a while on the battery, but it won't work forever.
Put a volt meter on the battery and start the car. If you don't see a voltage of greater than 12.6 volts, the battery IS NOT CHARGING. Period. Find out why - bad alternator, slipping serpentine belt, etc.
You can keep hoping it isn't the alternator, but if the battery is not charging, at some point it will run out of juice, and the car will just stop. For your sake, I hope it's in your driveway, not in the middle lane of the highway.
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Posts in this Thread:
- 86 9000 Turbo - heating issues, etc., RedSkunk, Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:03:52
- Re: 86 9000 Turbo - heating issues, etc., RedSkunk, Thu, 13 Feb 2003 10:54:24
- Battery., Ari , Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:26:41 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 86 9000 Turbo - heating issues, etc., Ari , Thu, 13 Feb 2003 08:19:16
- Re: 86 9000 Turbo - heating issues, etc., Trobinson9kT, Wed, 12 Feb 2003 20:39:44
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