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mlclark
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Re: ANOTHER OPTIMA BITES THE DUST!!!!!
      03/07/04 03:33 PM

Back ontopic, are you sure you're looking in the right place for your battery trouble? How's the electrical system? Just a thought...

Phil is right. Oftentimes, a weakness in one part of the charging system can cause an ovbious failure in another component. For example, a bad regulator can cause the alt to overcharge, cooking the battery. A bad or shorted battery can feed back towards the alternator, frying the alernator and/or regulator. Either one of these problems are not as noticable as when the alternator does not charge. It may be charging, but you should check to see how well it is charging.

The hardest part becomes tracking down what is *weak* when it is not broken. It can be done with a muli-meter, but it may be better done by someone who knows electrical systems well. A simple indicator is the voltage when the engine is running. It should be between 13V and 15V to be "normal", but even within that range, 13.1V and 14.9V can indicate problems with the alt or the reg.

Just something to check out. It is a lot cheaper than replacing batteries sooneer than you should be.

Michael

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* Charging: Battery info (ANOTHER OPTIMA BITES THE DUST!!!!!) Lloyd Swartz 03/06/04 12:07 PM
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