At 06:52 AM 11/8/99 , you wrote:
>Question for you electrical wizards out there... Prior to a couple of weeks
>ago, my voltage gauge always read straight up at 14 volts. I stored my Kota
>for about a week while on vaca. and when I returned the battery was weak (it
>just barely turned over the engine) but the truck did fire right up. I've
>put
>a lot of miles on it since --meaning I think the battery should be fully
>charged up by now, but the voltage meter is still reading over 14 volts
>with no
>additional loads (I.E. lights off, radio off, heater off, etc.).
>
>So my stupid question of the month is, does this mean anything? Should I
>start
>looking for a new battery? TIA!
>Tom
I'm not an electrical wizard but a battery shouldn't discharge that much in
just a week. Take it to someone to have a load test done (I think places
like Auto Zone, etc. do this for free). That will tell you if you need a
new battery.
Mike Crumley 97 V6 Auto
mail to: mcrumley@airmail.net
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