Re: 65 Coronet no longer charging well

["Paul L. http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html" <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>]

With engine running put a voltmeter across the battery.  It should read @ 14 volts.  Turn engine off and retest, battery only voltage should be lower maybe 12 - 13 volts.  You could also turn on the lights for a few seconds first to remove any surface charge.
Also suggestion to check for draw on the battery is a good way to eliminate problems other than the battery, alternator, & voltage regulator.

Paul L.

On Sunday, October 21, 2012 10:39:00 PM UTC-5, george smith wrote:

Take the battery out and have it charged up completely and checked. If it is bad you will get false readings on the alt.

George

--- On Sun, 10/21/12, Doug <dougda...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Doug <dougda...@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: 65 Coronet no longer charging well
To: "1962to19...@googlegroups.com" <1962to19...@googlegroups.com>
Date: Sunday, October 21, 2012, 5:31 PM

start it remove possitve terminal ,,if it stalls it is the alternator,

 

From: N. L. Devotie <noble_lesl...@yahoo.com>
To: 1962to19...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 6:38 PM
Subject: 65 Coronet no longer charging well

I have an aftermarket voltage gauge that has already read on the order of 14 volts.  Last week it started reading 11.  Today, I had a dead battery.  How can tell which of the components in this path are bad?  I'm guessing I have, as possible points of failure, the alternator, voltage regulator, some mysterious wiring issue, something else.  Could a bad battery cause this?  What steps should I take to narrow things down?  Any advice appreciated.

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