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08-30-2006 #1
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Electrical woes.
Really really really not PT.
This is my wifes commuter car. A '95 Corolla. Stop laughing, it gets over 30mpg.
Anyway, battery in the thing went kaput the other day. Since it was 4 years old I figured it had just given up so I went to Sears, grabbed a Die Hard and threw it in.
Well last night she calls me. When she uses the turn signals or moves the power windows the radio dies. Then the car sputters and dies.
I go get her, pull the battery. Throw a charge on it and drive it home. It dies again as I am pulling into the driveway. I throw a voltmeter to it and it shows just under 7 volts.
Chrarge it again so I can start the car and get it in the driveway.
Battery currently shows 12.5v with the car not running and 11.5v while running w/o any lights on or the radio.
I'm thinking alternator/voltage regulator.
Sound right?
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