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Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by jaturon, Jun 14, 2005.

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  1. jaturon

    jaturon Formula 3

    Oct 25, 2004
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    #1 jaturon, Jun 14, 2005
    I did not use my 328 for a couple weeks before last Friday so I wanted to warm it up but she didn't want to for a couple times with no response but after the 3rd try she came alive. So I warmed her up for 10 minutes and took her out for about 20 minutes drive and everything seemed to be fine.
    However, the next day I warmed her up and after 5 minutes of warming up she gave up and she refused to ignite but all the lights came on though.
    I took the battery out and found out that the battery was very low so had it charged up and now she works fine.

    The question here is why was the battery the problem as on Friday she was running fine so battery should have been charged up?
    Have I overlooked anything?
     
  2. Dave

    Dave F1 Rookie

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    #2 Dave, Jun 14, 2005
    How old is the battery?
     
  3. jaturon

    jaturon Formula 3

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    #3 jaturon, Jun 16, 2005
    4 months max.
     
  4. Iain

    Iain F1 Rookie

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    #4 Iain, Jun 16, 2005
    Sounds like you might have a charging issue - could be an alternator or a sticky regulator. suggest you get an auto electrician to run some tests. How old was the pervious battery & why did you change it?

    I.
     
  5. f355spider

    f355spider F1 World Champ
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    May 29, 2001
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    #5 f355spider, Jun 16, 2005
    Agree best you can do is to clean connections on the battery and alternator...and make sure the grounds are clean and tight. Then take it to a auto electric shop, and have them run some tests to check the condition of the battery and alternator. Should only take 15 - 20 minutes.
     

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