Re: 65 Coronet no longer charging well

[George Parkinson <gwparkster@xxxxxxxxx>]

Disconnect neg cable (after a short charge) the connect voltmeter
between neg post & ground (with eng off). Any reading on meter is
battery leakage.  Possibly a cracked case or just really dirty (not
necessary to see).

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Gary Wilson <gwwilson70@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Do not pull the cable from the post.  A good way to  damage something..
> While running. You could get a lively spark from the battery from pulling
> the cable.  If you happen to have gas fumes .  (boom)  Not likely but it has
> happened. Get your self a load tester.  Parts stores have them. Also they
> have instructions .  Testers are pretty self explaining.  You can tell if
> battery is bad.  If alternator is charging correctly.  .  One other way to
> tell if alt is bad is with key off take a screw driver and place it on  very
> back of alt and see if it has any pull.  Like magnet.  If fairly strong pull
> alt should be good.  Weak or no pull alt is bad.  You can also full field
> the alternator.  The other way is take to alt and regualtor of and take them
> to parts store that will test them for free.
>
> On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 3:38 PM, N. L. Devotie
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>> I have an aftermarket voltage gauge that has already read on the order of
>> 14 volts.  Last week it started reading 11.  Today, I had a dead battery.
>> How can tell which of the components in this path are bad?  I'm guessing I
>> have, as possible points of failure, the alternator, voltage regulator, some
>> mysterious wiring issue, something else.  Could a bad battery cause this?
>> What steps should I take to narrow things down?  Any advice appreciated.
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