Please Help

[yoscirocco at hotmail.com (daniel savatteri)]

Thanks for the reply,  your right that is the place to start but the Alt and 
the battery are brand new.  i think i might try running another ground 
directly to the alt housing from the neg batt. terminal, maybe that will 
help  .org seems to think so.


>From: T Berk <tberk@sbcglobal.net>
>To: daniel savatteri <yoscirocco@hotmail.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Please Help
>Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:24:04 -0800
>
>daniel savatteri wrote:
>
>>Ok so i've had to drive the scirocco as my dd for the past couple of weeks 
>>cause my crappy corolla blew its head gasket.  Anyway I started it last 
>>night to let it warm up, i go back outside to leave about ten minutes 
>>later and the engine isnt running,  I try to turn it over and nothing. All 
>>the dash lights are working but my headlights are dim.  So i jump it,  it 
>>takes a little time to get the charge from my mothers car but it tuns 
>>over.  I drove home and let the car sit running for a good hour before 
>>shutting it off for the night.  It would not start this morning even with 
>>a jump start, just cranks and will not tun over.  Please someone help me 
>>out, It will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>
>Sounds like a dead battery and/or an Alt that isn't charging.
>
>btw- A depleted battery needs to be recharged as soon as possible to avoid 
>clogging the plates up inside. Reduced life and capacity are to be expected 
>if it sits around run down.
>
>Lets start there and see where we get.
>
>TBerk
>
>

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