Date:         Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:05:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Cold weather
Comments: To: Annie <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
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Hi Annie,

If the battery is only a year old it may not be the problem. I would
recommend checking the voltage at the battery with the engine running
and again with the engine off. When the engine is running, the
alternator should bring the voltage up to about 14V. With the engine off
the battery should read around 12V.

Cold weather definitely leads to harder starts, which taxes the battery.
But if the alternator isn't fully charging the battery then it's not the
battery's fault.


Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario Canada
197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (ND Graphics graphics wrap)
1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (Colleen's ride)
www.pottsfamily.ca

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On 2/28/2011 3:48 PM, Annie wrote:
> It's a new battery. Well, a year ago. It was put in January 2010. The
> connections are solid as far as I can tell, with no corrosion or anything.
>
> As far as I know, it's not a deep cycle battery. Maybe time for one? I don't
> know. It's just really frustrating. And it ONLY does this in cold weather.
>