"Bob Bailin" <72027.3605@compuserve.com> writes:

> "leftoverair" <exposezure@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:97115a09-a6c1-4999-afd6-74e4c72016e2@c60g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>> hello good people-
>>
>> after 30mi of highway driving the gages ceased to work, followed by
>> the engine hesitating/bucking then stalling. 20mins later she started
>> up & i made it home. the next day this happened three other times
>> while only driving several miles.
>>
>> here's the low down:
>> -old battery was tested at 12v during idle w/ no load. (haven't tested
>> new battery)
>> -alternator tested at 15v at local auto parts store.
>> -fusible link is still flexible. (not sure what reading i should be
>> getting with volt meter)
>>
>> aside from checking/cleaning ground wire on the engine, i'm not sure
>> what else to do.
>>
>> i would really appreciate input from the gurus out there.
>>
>> thanks!
>
> Battery should test at least 14 volts at idle. If you read 12V at idle,
> your alternator is shot, despite it testing good at the local parts
> store.

If the battery that's installed has a shorted cell or two, that could
certainly explain a 12V measurment with a perfectly good alternator.


--
Todd H.
2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4
Chicago, Illinois USA