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- From: dss@wdl1.wdl.loral.com (Daryl S Spano)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Tough electrical question
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.211513.2138@wdl.loral.com>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 21:15:13 GMT
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- Organization: Loral Western Development Labs
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- O.K. Here is one that has my mechanic dumbfounded.
-
- Every year (for the last three years) my six year warrenteed battery goes
- bad. The brand name is Atlas and is sold at Chevron dealers. Each year
- I get it replaced, and the new one goes bad by the next year.
-
- They tested the charging system on the BEAR computer and it said that the
- alternator is bad. They then tested the battery and it said the battery
- is bad. Upon replacing the battery with a fresh one the machine said that
- the alternator is GOOD. The rest of the charging system checks out. The
- drain on the battery when the motor is off is negligible.
-
- As long as the battery is good, everything else is good. When the battery
- is bad, the charging system reads bad.
-
- Any ideas?
- Daryl
- dss@wdl1.wdl.loral.com
-
- The views expressed herein are not the views of Loral or WDL.
- They are just the misc. ramblings of an overworked/underpaid person looking
- for an outlet to vent his frustrations. None of the above should be considered
- fact. If your still reading this, you should have figured out it is another
- dumb disclaimer and gave up.
-