Low battery gage...but why?
04-08-2016, 07:13 AM
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Low battery gage...but why?
No matter how much I run it the battery gage reads about 9 or so volts?( if that's what it's measured in) I have charged the battery two nights in a row and still it won't charge past that point. My battery is new from 9/15 and I disconnected it and clean corrosion from the terminals and reconnected it, it didn't help and I'm not sure where to go next with this, any help is appreciated. Thanks!
04-08-2016, 08:11 AM
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Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs
Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Re: Low battery gage...but why?
As sofa said, if you haven't, use a volt meter on the battery itself.
04-08-2016, 10:44 PM
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Re: Low battery gage...but why?
I Don't have one unfortunately. I'm gonna jump it tomorrow and try and get it to a shop and have them run some tests. Is it possible the battery could have been faulty? Or sat too long on the shelf? To me it sounds like a battery issue. It's an interstate battery
04-09-2016, 06:57 AM
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Re: Low battery gage...but why?
A voltmeter is cheaper than a trip to a shop.
04-09-2016, 07:37 AM
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Re: Low battery gage...but why?
I Don't have one
"This bolt is loose". "Tighten it". "I don't have a wrench". What's the next sentence?
What's the difference between having the right tool to tighten a bolt (wrench) and having the right tool to diagnose an electrical malfunction (meter)?
As said, a meter is FAR CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPER than "shop". PLUS, the NEXT TIME you have an electrical malfunction, you'll ALREADY HAVE THE TOOL, and we here won't have to read a bunch of P&M'ing about it. Instead of asking a bunch of mindless shot-in-the-dark "maybe it's this maybe it's that could it be this other" questions, you'll be able to FIX YOUR CAR.
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04-09-2016, 05:46 PM
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Re: Low battery gage...but why?
Harbor Freight has some very affordable volt meters that will work for automotive purposes. Sometimes, they give them away for free with a coupon.
There's a HF in Reading, PA (20 mi drive).
There's a HF in Reading, PA (20 mi drive).
04-16-2016, 10:49 PM
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Re: Low battery gage...but why?
Took it to pep boys and they told me is was the alternator. It cost me $15 bucks, and so I put a new alternator on right in the parking lot and now things are great.
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