Originally posted by ThomasBrown:
My wife was on the highway and the battery light came on and shortly after she started losing lights, both headlights and interior lights then she started losing engine power untill she finally had to pull over. She couldn't even put on her hazzards. What do you think Ray?


I was just wondering. Wouldn't a fully discharged battery cause additional strain on an alternator? And wouldn't recharging the battery from zero charge (deep cycling) cause the battery to eventually die out? Especially if it was not rated for the Contour to begin with. Not saying that the used Porshe battery had a lower rated cranking amps but a used or junk yard one might not have the required cranking amps to sustain the starting or the continued running of the lights/accessories and charging of the alternator. Of course, this is assuming the alternator is up to snuff to begin with.

"Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles