Re: hard start! (alt. or starter)

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>just alittle addition to this a fully charged battery reads at 12.69 volts. 
That is of course when the car is off. HTH


>From: "K.E. Baddour" <6keb1@qlink.queensu.ca>
>Reply-To: 6keb1@qlink.queensu.ca
>To: Sal Guzzo <yu129742@yorku.ca>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: hard start! (alt. or starter)
>Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 22:26:53 -0800
>
>Sal Guzzo wrote:
> > Problem:  car won't start!
>
>From what you've written (13v when running..car starts when boosted),
>it sounds like the battery is the culprit! It may have trouble
>holding a charge. What voltage does it maintain when it's off?
>I'm going to guess that its much less than 12v. You sure it was
>checked properly? Either way, an old battery can always crap
>out any time and not maintain full charge in my experience.
>
>Kareem
>'81 Scirocco S
>'88 Scirocco 16v
>
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