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02-24-2014, 02:01 PM | #21 | |
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Re: Car won't start. Help!
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Also, are you revving the engine and still getting no charge? If it's a replacement ammeter, they can get sticky, but a higher rev will usually loosen them. They might not show a charge at idle, depending on the setting of the brushes and the stickiness of the ammeter.
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02-24-2014, 02:46 PM | #22 |
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It shows zero at both high idle and when i took it around the block. With lights on, -10.
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02-24-2014, 02:56 PM | #23 |
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Re: Car won't start. Help!
the battery can show 6+ volts but once you put a load on it it will show a lower volt if the battery still needs charging or if its bad.
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03-03-2014, 11:23 AM | #25 |
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When the rain had stopped for a few minutes yesterday, I replaced the cut-out and it started up and I'm getting a reading on the ammeter. But when I shut it down and tried to start it again, it wouldn't. Got to get a load tester this week and check the battery.
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03-03-2014, 12:44 PM | #26 | |
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03-03-2014, 01:35 PM | #27 |
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Will do, thanks.
Update... Load test shows "weak". Guess I have to change out the battery soon. Thanks for all the help. Last edited by COOTER; 03-06-2014 at 10:42 AM. |
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