I am now at 12.08 on main and 12.20 on aux after van sat overnite. I feel there is a drain somewhere. Any tips on how to check this before I take it to a battery guy? Thanks. Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' 73 Beetle
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote: > Just left the stealership and bought the young'un a Honda Fit for > graduation. Still would not trade my van for a brand new Fit, tho. BUT, on > access road, van died when I came to some traffic. Started right up, but > hard to get it to idle. Noticed that my main battery is reading 12.14 while > off and was as low as 12.08. The aux batt is at 13.36. Can someone get me > on the right track to checking why the main battery is so low and why > stalling all of a sudden. I do have the SurePower 1315 and am monitoring > the charge on the VoltMinder. > I did replace my dizzy last year and eyeballed the timing at that time. > Van usually idles around 1000. Was fine before the car place, but then... I > left it parked at the grocery for 20 minutes, and still same problem. > Any and all advice is appreciated, but keep it simple to start, duuhhhh. > Thanks. > > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' > 73 Beetle > |
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