

| Subject: | Battery Problems- Slow Cranking |
| From: | craig cowan |
| Date: | Wed, 12 May 2010 12:41:48 -0400 |
SO, I have a mystery set of electrical issues. My battery keeps testing good. It has 650CCA and holds 12.6volts, only going down to about 11.5 on cranking. My alternator (Bostig ZETEC) is a 110amp alternator and is testing at 13.2Volts and 75amps (at the battery) which is low bus supposedly within a reasonable level of what it should be. Symptoms: If the car sits for any period of time, even an hour, it will barely crank over. Very Labored. Once it finally catches it runs great. If i drive it for more then 10 minutes, it will put enough of a charge into it that if i shut it down and restart it pretty promptly, it fires right up. The longer it sits, the more it sounds like it won't start. Jumping it, even just off a second battery always makes it spin super fast and fire right up. So to me this tells me either my battery is not getting charged well, or not holding a charge at all. Since the battery is testing good..... do you think it's the alternator? I'm running out of ideas/methods to test. Any suggestions would be appreciated. -Craig '85GL turned WESTY BOSTIG in the back.
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