Battery blues
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When my belt sensor failed, the dash light came on. That's it. I jumpered the connector and the light went out until I installed a new sensor.
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Battery Charging Question
Interesting read (and really appreciated Eric's video). I do have a drain somewhere, just haven't made the time to track it down. My question is a little different.
I only drive the car once a week (I put a lot of mileage during work week), and leave the battery on a tender otherwise. After driving the car during day, it takes the tender almost 2 days to get the battery back to fully charged state.
I'm thinking the alternator isn't able to keep the battery up to charge, and maybe my belts need to be tightened a little. Unfortunately, I did not replace the alternator when I replaced the fan and bearing, so I'm hoping I don't need to do that job
Any thoughts?
I only drive the car once a week (I put a lot of mileage during work week), and leave the battery on a tender otherwise. After driving the car during day, it takes the tender almost 2 days to get the battery back to fully charged state.
I'm thinking the alternator isn't able to keep the battery up to charge, and maybe my belts need to be tightened a little. Unfortunately, I did not replace the alternator when I replaced the fan and bearing, so I'm hoping I don't need to do that job
Any thoughts?
