RE: [alfa] Dead GTV-6, stymied mechanics

[Alan Lambert <lechefgerard@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, then used a large charger directly connected--but I WILL
check the voltage while cranking


--- Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided> wrote:
> At 7:22 PM +0000 3/31/04, alfa-digest wrote:
> >  > 4 - What is the battery voltage during cranking?---USED
> SUPPLEMENTAL
> >BATTERY AS WELL
> 
> A supplemental battery won't cut it.  I made the same mistake once 
> with a buddy's BMW--the battery was questionable, but the car was 
> cranking fine, so I thought that hooking a up another car (via jumper
> 
> cables) with a good battery, and running it at 2000RPM would ensure 
> that the dead car would have more than enough juice to start--not so.
> 
> The bad battery can drag down any sort of supplemental power source 
> you hook up.  In the afformentioned BMW case, a new battery solved 
> the problem.
> 
> Good luck,
> Joe


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Best Regards,

Alan Lambert
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