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i was wondering what is an easy way to test if my alt. is charging? My battery was fine early last summer but it wont hold a charge now. Im going to pick up a new one hopefully tommorow and i dont want to kill this one. Anybody know where to get cheap batteries ?? (im fixing up my house to put on the market in a week so i have no money!!LOL)



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quickest test is to pull the negative cable off the battery post when the car is running. try it with the head lights on. if the car dies or the lights go very dim, then the alternator or regulator is shot.



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Touch the back of the alternator right in the centre (back end of the bearing) with the car running. If it's a magnet and pulls on the screwdriver, it's charging.

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No buddy close by with a voltmeter? It should be at least 14 volts if you test the battery with the car running.

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i have a voltmeter and i hooked one up in the car (a little 3 piece gauge cluster) and it said 14 volts when it was running (i jumped it) so i should be good then? wasent sure, thanks guys! I'll try the magnet trick out too though, thanks Carl.

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14 should be fine. You can try the magnet test but 14 volts says it doing fine. Sounds like battery time.

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Carl Stevenson wrote:

Touch the back of the alternator right in the centre (back end of the bearing) with the car running. If it's a magnet and pulls on the screwdriver, it's charging.

         I tried that, and the screw driver is stuck to the alterntor... 

         What do I do? 



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427carl wrote:
Carl Stevenson wrote:

Touch the back of the alternator right in the centre (back end of the bearing) with the car running. If it's a magnet and pulls on the screwdriver, it's charging.

         I tried that, and the screw driver is stuck to the alterntor... 

         What do I do? 

 Turn the engine off?????? (lol)



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perfect!     I wondered that  wink



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thanks for the laugh guys, i needed that!

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427carl wrote:
Carl Stevenson wrote:

Touch the back of the alternator right in the centre (back end of the bearing) with the car running. If it's a magnet and pulls on the screwdriver, it's charging.

         I tried that, and the screw driver is stuck to the alterntor... 

         What do I do? 

 Air chisel.......



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Carl Stevenson wrote:

Touch the back of the alternator right in the centre (back end of the bearing) with the car running. If it's a magnet and pulls on the screwdriver, it's charging.

         I tried that, and the screw driver is stuck to the alterntor... 

         What do I do? 

Use a 2" hole saw on the hood to allow the handle thru when closed. 



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1965CS wrote:
Carl Stevenson wrote:

Touch the back of the alternator right in the centre (back end of the bearing) with the car running. If it's a magnet and pulls on the screwdriver, it's charging.

         I tried that, and the screw driver is stuck to the alterntor... 

         What do I do? 

Use a 2" hole saw on the hood to allow the handle thru when closed. 

 Hood?   we don't run a hood in Ontario



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427carl wrote:

 Hood?   we don't run a hood in Ontario

  OK then... Bonnet???



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There is a place in ajax which sells batteries  for 30 bucks a pop and if you bring your old one it's 25 =)



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And people say that threads get derailed on Canadian Poncho..............

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Did you hear about the train in Texas that got derailed dropping a load of new Boss 302 Mustangs? Rumour floating around is 8 are destroyed.

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Well I guess there are 8 mustangs running around the wild country in Texas

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