Hey everyone, how's it going?
The battery charge gauge in my dash is always dancing irraticaly, it never goes past the middle mark even when accelerated, but as soon as I come to a stop or red light the needle goes way down, still stays in the normal range, but very low, night driving is even worse because the headlights are always on. The end result is that my battery does not stay charged, if I don't run my car for even 3 or 4 days, it struggle to turn on because of low battery, I took both my battery and altenator to my local AutoZone and had them both tested, both are good. I also found a few different websites on how to test the charging system, and according to the numbers it is charging good, I think it read something like 11.9 volts don't remeber exactly. Is this something common or just me, any assistance would be great.
Thanks
1989 5.0 GT Conv
The battery charge gauge in my dash is always dancing irraticaly, it never goes past the middle mark even when accelerated, but as soon as I come to a stop or red light the needle goes way down, still stays in the normal range, but very low, night driving is even worse because the headlights are always on. The end result is that my battery does not stay charged, if I don't run my car for even 3 or 4 days, it struggle to turn on because of low battery, I took both my battery and altenator to my local AutoZone and had them both tested, both are good. I also found a few different websites on how to test the charging system, and according to the numbers it is charging good, I think it read something like 11.9 volts don't remeber exactly. Is this something common or just me, any assistance would be great.
Thanks
1989 5.0 GT Conv