problem solved?

[seowitz@seowitz.com (Erik Seo)]

....on the subject of batteries.....

what is the smallest battery i can put in there?  I have a 1.6 mk1.
I'd like to shave as much weight out of there as i can!  

eh?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
To: "jim b" <jimbw1@hotmail.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: problem solved?


> jim b wrote:
> > 
> > a few days ago while i was driving home from work i stepped on the
> > throttle and i got a feeling like i was outta gas, like the car was
> > not getting fuel intermittently. the problem got worse as i was
> > driving and would stall if i slowed down too much or stopped. and it
> > would buck if i stepped on the gas pedal too hard. it finally wouldn't
> > start up a mile from my house. so when i told my dad and others this
> > it sounded like a fuel problem and i got all worried and such. But
> > when my dad's friend came over to try and figure it out the car
> > wouldn't turn on at all so he took the battery and charged and voila
> > today it started up and drove fine. does it make sense that it coulda
> > been the battery all along? or could it be something else? thanks.
> > 
> > James
> > 
> 
> It's very likely you:
> 
> - Are running off the battery and need to find out if the Alt is putting
> out at least 13.5-14.5 volts when charging.
> 
> - Are running the Alt hard due to poor contacts with the battery posts.
> And/or possibly the Hot side/ Ground connections in the car.
> 
> - Have a bad battery (or at least a cell or two), and it won't hold that
> charge nor will benefit from a otherwise good Alt's charging.
> 
> Can you report back what-
> 
> the Battery shows volts wise with the car off and what those same
> battery posts show a Volt/Ohm meter with the car running?
> 
> 
> TBerk
> 
> 
> 
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