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Originally Posted by Crash Ichimonji
Yeah, we did make a stop at a nearby Autozone. We only checked the battery charge, though. Admittedly I should have asked him to check the code and print me a slip with said number-readings. When he checked the charge on the battery, it barely read 10Volts, and of course HE believed it was the alternator. I of course will wait to see what a code says (my brother knows a few things about VW codes and what they ACTUALLY translate into meaning).
But, yeah, I hope it's just the battery and nothing else. Either way, I'm still doing commissions as mentioned in the first post. Already working on a mTF fanfic for someone on Deviant Art (+3K-words for the fic, so $10 already).
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WTG on the DA gig!!
Hmmmm as to the reading so far, did he have you rev the engine to 1500 RPM as he checked it? If not, if you have a handy voltmeter OR one of those goofy (and very cheap) alternator testers (red light / green light), it is very VERY easy to do.
10 is, of course, way WAY low. Closer to 13 is a good rule to follow.
By the way, have you checked your battery cables and terminal connectors? Often, these can corrode very quietly without showing much until they stop letting the happy Electrical Pixies to pass through them.
As for catastrophic car failures... *grin* Having the crankshaft break in 3 places at speed (aprox 85 mph) was rather interesting.
