Please help with battery problem

Just a thought here, have you tried the old alternator test. Start the car,
then with engine running, pull the positive battery cable off the battery,
if engine dies, usually indicates the alternator needs replacement.

In article outautos.com>, DonTraboulsee wrote:
> Just a thought here, have you tried the old alternator test. Start the car,
> then with engine running, pull the positive battery cable off the battery,
> if engine dies, usually indicates the alternator needs replacement.

might not be a good idea depending how sensitive the computer is. A '92's
might not start flaking out, but I wouldn't try it on my '97 given how
it behaved with a bad cell in the battery.

For testing altenator you need a DC voltmeter it should with the engine
running be putting out any where from 13.0 - 14.6 VDC that will tell you the
alt. is working. Like Brent P. say it may not be a good ideal to disconnect
the battery while it is running.


"Brent P" > wrote in message
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> In article
> outautos.com>,
> DonTraboulsee wrote:
>> Just a thought here, have you tried the old alternator test. Start the
>> car,
>> then with engine running, pull the positive battery cable off the
>> battery,
>> if engine dies, usually indicates the alternator needs replacement.
>
> might not be a good idea depending how sensitive the computer is. A '92's
> might not start flaking out, but I wouldn't try it on my '97 given how
> it behaved with a bad cell in the battery.
>
>
>
>

My two cents worth, start the car, take the postive cable off the battery
terminal and if the car dies, you now have narrowed your problem down to
your charging system. If it continues to run, you know the charging system
is functioning.

Hope this helps

Don

Thanks all for your help. It did turn out to be the alternator.

Brian