DeTomaso Mailing List: May 1997, Message #57
     



From: nobbie@concentric.net (Nobbie)

Subject: Dead Battery?

Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 01:22:27 -0400 (EDT)



I've been having a recurring problem with the "P" not starting.



It will jump and push start fine. But the battery seems to die faster and

faster. It used to be dead after sitting for two days. Now it dies when I

try to drive home from work. I got home tonight and shut the car off and

tried to restart it, the car just went whirrrrrrrrr....(nothing).



This is especially perplexing when the ampmeter showed that everything was fine.



I've cleaned the battery terminals and the main ground terminal which was

super-corroded.



I noticed that there was a lot of white powder on the metal retaining

bracket where it touches the leading edge of the battery top. Is the

battery leaking? It is one of those crummy Die-Hards that's less than a

year old.



The stereo and CD Changer are hard-wired straight to the battery. Maybe

that's draining it.



I still have the flickering "GEN" light when braking over rough roads.



This is getting annoying. I'm getting a multimeter tomorrow and a new

battery. I've also ordered one of those portable jump-start batteries to

carry around.



Any thoughts gang?



Nobbie

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