

| Subject: | Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking |
| From: | Sudhir Desai |
| Date: | Wed, 12 May 2010 12:46:27 -0400 |
It's obviously the Bostig conversion. (kidding) Craig, My bet is still on the wiring. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:41, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > 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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