Re: Something's Draining my Battery

["Dr. Bob" <rmalinka@spec.net>]

Did you take a hydrometer and check each cell on battery for specific
gravity of fluid?
You may have a bad cell which would cause you to have starting problems but
appear fully charged.

Bob

At 05:31 PM 7/19/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Thats' the interesting thing.  The battery has not yet been fully drained.
>In fact I just went out to help my wife start it and while it cranked
>slowly, it was no worse than this morning and eventually sped up and fired.
>Its almost as if there is something causing drag, like overfilling with
>oil??
>
>The only other symptom is clutch slip at high revs/power.
>
>I'm beginning to wonder if it isn't the starter?
>
>John Corbs
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Marc Gallagher <mgallagher@Langan.com>
>To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 4:58 PM
>Subject: RE: Something's Draining my Battery
>
>
>> how long does the car have to sit before the battery is drained?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Corbishley [mailto:JCorbs@gtresort.com]
>> Sent: 19 July, 2000 4:37 PM
>> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
>> Subject: Re: Something's Draining my Battery
>>
>>
>> Nothing plugged in, but thanks Marc, I'll check the cigarette lighter.
>>
>> John Corbs
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Marc Gallagher <mgallagher@Langan.com>
>> To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 3:49 PM
>> Subject: RE: Something's Draining my Battery
>>
>>
>> > do you have a radar detector, phone charger, etc plugged in?  the
>> cigarette
>> > lighter is not switched.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: John Corbishley [mailto:JCorbs@gtresort.com]
>> > Sent: 19 July, 2000 2:01 PM
>> > To: jettaglx@igtc.com
>> > Subject: Something's Draining my Battery
>> >
>> >
>> > Help!!
>> >
>> > New Battery, 14.2 volts at the terminals with the engine running.  No
>> idiot
>> > lights.
>> >
>> > BUT, from time to time when you go to start her, she cranks with great
>> > difficulty and the alarm sounds for a moment before she fires.
>> >
>> > I'm guessing that something is discharging the battery while the car is
>> off.
>> > Anyone have any similar experiences?
>> >
>> > TIA
>> >
>> > John Corbs
>> >
>> >
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