Battery Issue- 95 Series 1

[tripscarcare95]

Hello Everyone

I am having an issue with my battery keeping charged. I had to jump start the car after it was parked in the garage. I did the old vehicle to vehicle jump start and the ol bonny fired right up. i drove the car for a few hours and stopped here and there and all was well. i parked the car again and it would not start again.

i pulled out the battery and took it to a local auto store to have the battery load tested. The battery is perfect.

Now were to begin

Bad ground
Alternator is original, but I did the magnetic wrench to it trick and the wrench stuck to the back side

Any thoughts?

Thanks

[Jrs3800]

What Voltage and Amps did the battery test at as compared to the Batteries stated Amps?

And is the alternator putting out the power it should be?

[michaelbsc]

I am having an issue with my battery keeping charged. I had to jump start the car after it was parked in the garage. I did the old vehicle to vehicle jump start and the ol bonny fired right up. i drove the car for a few hours and stopped here and there and all was well. i parked the car again and it would not start again.

i pulled out the battery and took it to a local auto store to have the battery load tested. The battery is perfect.

Now were to begin

Bad ground

I had the same problem, and it was the grounding. The guy I bought the car from had replaced the engine with one from a wreck. (Not sure what happened to the factory engine, but it's gone.)

Anyhow, after about 14-16 months I couldn't charge the battery. New alternator later it still didn't charge, and I found the ground lug rusty and not so tight. 3 minutes later it was fixed and has worked fine ever since.

YMMV. I'm no auto expert.