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Originally Posted by Wil Ferch
rusank sez ...
"Your battery should read between 13.2 and 13.4 or so volts with everything shut off."
This is not correct. For sake of accuracy and future reference.... a fully charged battery "with everything off" is about 12.6 volts. Expect to see 13.4-14.3 volts between idle RPM and 2000-3000 rpm... for a properly functioning and voltage-regulated system.
Standby voltage drops off rather precipitously too. Fully charged is 12.6 volts "when off".... a 75% charge is 12.4 volts.... and so on.
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Wil, sorry I didn't mean Everything everything, as in the engine shut off....I meant with engine running and accessories shut off...but whatever thanks I guess.
I think on cars as old as these we can get some reliability issues due to corrosion or dirty contacts. Think about all of the connections that can be loose, or dirty, and all of the accumulated resistance that can build up. I still think when you have a problem it's a good idea to re-check your connections and clean the contacts, especially the ground and the battery contacts.
Also, John, if you don't already have a spare DME relay you need to buy one as already mentioned. I also think your gas is waaay old and needs to be either drained and put into the lawn mower, or maybe you can get buy if you fill it up with new 91 octane.