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Yeah, car drove fine yesterday. Little rainy outside, no biggy. So, we are heading out to my buddies place last night, need to stop for beer. So, i pull into the gas station, and put the car in park, but didn't shut it off because my friend that was with me was only going to be inside for like a minute. Started to get hot, so I turned on the AC. No biggy, done this several hundred times before. Car acts normal. All of a sudden, my battery light flickers in the cluster. I look at my guage, the voltmeter is showing only about 1.5-11 volts. I'm like what the hell. This is abnormally low for my car. So, i turn off the AC, and shut my car off. I figure, eh, its been raining like hell, maybe a little water got on the belt. So, my friend gets back in the car, and i turn it back on after a few minutes. Still sitting at the same voltage. By this time, the rain has stopped, and where we had to drive was right across the street. So, I pull in there, and still figure wet belt.
Come out a few hours later, turn on the car, and its sitting around 11.5 volts or so. After a minute or two of running the car, the volt guage is creeping up to normal, so I figured it was fixed. Put the car in Reverse, the volts drop back down to where they was. I like what the hell.
Drive home, come upstairs, and go to bed. I figure, ok, somethings up, not sure what the fuck it is. Go outside a few minutes ago to go to work, still really low voltage. Car starts perfectly fine. Doesn't crank like hell if it was a low battery or anything.
So far, I have checked fuses, and grounds. I am in the current process of relocating the battery to body ground as I type. All other grounds are good.
As for voltage, i had the car running, and it was reading 12.04. Turned it off, and turned it back on, and it was sitting at 11.94, and staying current. No drop in the voltage.
Any ideas? If its the alt., I have it down to replacing it to 45 minutes, so do big deal.
Thanks,
Chris
Come out a few hours later, turn on the car, and its sitting around 11.5 volts or so. After a minute or two of running the car, the volt guage is creeping up to normal, so I figured it was fixed. Put the car in Reverse, the volts drop back down to where they was. I like what the hell.
Drive home, come upstairs, and go to bed. I figure, ok, somethings up, not sure what the fuck it is. Go outside a few minutes ago to go to work, still really low voltage. Car starts perfectly fine. Doesn't crank like hell if it was a low battery or anything.
So far, I have checked fuses, and grounds. I am in the current process of relocating the battery to body ground as I type. All other grounds are good.
As for voltage, i had the car running, and it was reading 12.04. Turned it off, and turned it back on, and it was sitting at 11.94, and staying current. No drop in the voltage.
Any ideas? If its the alt., I have it down to replacing it to 45 minutes, so do big deal.
Thanks,
Chris
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