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Re: Contour in a coma #1325987 07/05/05 03:52 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 465 Worcester, MA M MassContour OP CEG\'er
OP MassContour CEG\'er M Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 465 Worcester, MA	Originally posted by Pope: put the new battery on a charger for a few hours, it is quite normal for a new battery to be uncharged, and an alternator will not charge a battery below a certain point. Pope, you're in the early lead. The AAA guy said the same thing. He tried to give it a charge with his portable charger thing, but had the same probs I did. He showed me some lights on the charger and said something like "see, it's telling me the alternator is charging" and he mentioned something about the voltage being over 13 or something, which definitely meant the alternator was doing its job. I'd still like the mechanic to give it the clean bill of health, however. Update to come... Old car: '98 SVT T-Red K&N air filter; Ford Focus RS shift knob. Off to be auctioned off somewhere. New car: 2003 Honda Accord DX Sedan, 5-speed.

Re: Contour in a coma #1325988 07/05/05 05:26 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 465 Worcester, MA M MassContour OP CEG\'er
OP MassContour CEG\'er M Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 465 Worcester, MA	Just got a call back from the mechanic. It was a corroded negative battery cable. I knew it wasn't in great shape, but I have had to clean a lot of corrosion off it in the past year or so. So a big "phew!" that it wasn't my alternator, and hey, I have a new battery now! Old car: '98 SVT T-Red K&N air filter; Ford Focus RS shift knob. Off to be auctioned off somewhere. New car: 2003 Honda Accord DX Sedan, 5-speed.

Re: Contour in a coma #1325989 07/06/05 01:50 AM
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FavoriteMystaque Hard-core CEG\'er F Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456	Glad to hear it wasn't the alternator. Batteries tend to fail suddenly, so a new one is good to have.

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