Date:         Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:27:29 -0600
Reply-To:     Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From:         Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject:      battery going?
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Hey, now that's I've wasted the airwaves with drivel for a few days, I have
a technical question!

Matilda has been having some trouble getting going in the morning the past
few days.  I'll start her up, but then if I have to stop in the first few
minutes of driving (stop sign, need to back up to get out of my parking
space, that kind of thing) the engine will die and I have trouble getting
her to start again.  It happened yesterday and then again today.  If I wait
a few minutes then she'll start, but I'm careful to rev the engine gently
and make sure she's running okay before I drive again, lest she slip back
into inaction.

After that she's fine, and I haven't had trouble later in the day at all.
Just first thing in the morning.  It's not too cold here - maybe 40 at the
lowest.  And I'm at somewhat high altitude - 7000 in the Grand Canyon
yesterday, and whatever Gallup, NM is this morning.

I seem to recall similar symptoms eons ago when the battery died of old age
on my Honda.  Does that sound like what's happening here?



Joy


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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

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