Driving home and the stereo died. Lost all electrical functions and tach. Could not close windows.
Kept driving couple miles and the car finaly died close to home. Sputtered to a stop.
Wife came and we jump started the car. All electrical came back. Closed windows, sunroof etc. Engine sounded good.
Shortly after the the jumpers were removed the car died.
Car can't run on it's own.
Battery terminals have some corrosion on them. Need to be cleaned. Got my meter and tools, going back to look at the car.
If the battery is bad, or if there is bad contact to the battery, won't the alternator keep the car going?
Looking through the service manual. Any spot checks I can make with a volt meter. Problem is I only have 20 to 30 seconds after I remove the jumper cables befoer the engine dies.
Any quick comments are appreciated.
