- Aug 6, 2003
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I have a weird problem with by beater (93' Ford Probe GT (V6 5Spd))...
Sometime after a lot of driving the car wont restart, I mean I ear the starter's solenoid but the starter's motor doesn't turn (btw battery and starter are new and I just had the batt tested). I think my alternator is slowly dying, here is why...
Battery voltage (car off): 12,8 Volts
At idle (in neutral): ~13.4 Volts (this is with the motor running)
if I turn on AC,Radio,Headlight,wiper,etc...: the voltage drop at 12.4 Volts and sometime as low as 12.1 Volts...
I did the same test on the stang and voltage stay at around 13.9 Volts whatever I turn on..Did the same test on my mom '85 Firebird (voltage stays at 14.5 Volts) and on my bro's cars ('94 LHS and '91 Z/28<---camaro sucks(J/K)) same result fixed at ~14.2....
I came to the conclusion that my alternator was almost shot and it was slowly draining the batt...Am I right??? if I drive long enough I clearly see the batt gage slowly going down....
P.S.: What I find weird is if I let the car sit overnight It'll start up in the morning...Does a batt can "recharge" itself if it's not too musch discharged?!?!?
P.P.S.: Sorry for the long mistake filled post...I'm still learning English so feel free to correct me if you want!
Sometime after a lot of driving the car wont restart, I mean I ear the starter's solenoid but the starter's motor doesn't turn (btw battery and starter are new and I just had the batt tested). I think my alternator is slowly dying, here is why...
Battery voltage (car off): 12,8 Volts
At idle (in neutral): ~13.4 Volts (this is with the motor running)
if I turn on AC,Radio,Headlight,wiper,etc...: the voltage drop at 12.4 Volts and sometime as low as 12.1 Volts...
I did the same test on the stang and voltage stay at around 13.9 Volts whatever I turn on..Did the same test on my mom '85 Firebird (voltage stays at 14.5 Volts) and on my bro's cars ('94 LHS and '91 Z/28<---camaro sucks(J/K)) same result fixed at ~14.2....
I came to the conclusion that my alternator was almost shot and it was slowly draining the batt...Am I right??? if I drive long enough I clearly see the batt gage slowly going down....
P.S.: What I find weird is if I let the car sit overnight It'll start up in the morning...Does a batt can "recharge" itself if it's not too musch discharged?!?!?
P.P.S.: Sorry for the long mistake filled post...I'm still learning English so feel free to correct me if you want!
