CHARGE!!! Or not.
Update on pg. 3 here Update 2 on pg 4 here No better place on the web for this question... with the likes of a one-time alternator engineer on "board." Mexbungalows... I'm looking in your direc...
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KendallP wrote:NinerBikes wrote:
...8.5V on the battery, don't be surprised if you need a replacement battery soon too.
Yeah. I won't be. I was forced to drive it once since all of this too and charge when I got back home. Probably only 20 minutes-worth, total, during daylight hours, but she was still pretty thirsty when I got back.
So there's 2 deep cycles on a pure starting battery.
Fortunately it's less than a year old. Still has a full warranty.
My luck, though, it won't start to show signs of giving up the ghost until it gets into the pro-rated stage.
Driving it until your motor won't run with a failed alternator and the red light in the dash is operator error, not the batteries fault, or warranty issue. Pure operator error, don't be one of those unethical type of consumers. You made the choice to keep on driving instead of fix it then and there. Live with your decision, don't make someone else foot the bill for your mistake.
A red light in the dash means "Stop!" as in right now, and fix the problem, ASAP, don't keep on driving. You ignored that warning.
