Are Engine and House Batteries Connected?
On a long trip home, after stopping to get gas, I turned the key to start, and the dashboard went dark. After a bit of panic in the 95 degree weather, I tried the "battery boost" switch, and feeling ...
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If your engine battery was 6 volts or so and now a replacement shows 14 volts with the engine running, my vote is for a loose battery connection. It could be loose at the combiner solenoid or at the battery terminal. When you replaced the battery you tightened those connections but did you follow those heavy wires and tighten anywhere they are connected???
The boost switch, if connected to the engine battery, would not close due to low voltage. If you get into a situation like that again, you can often just use one jumper cable between the positives to get things going.
The boost switch, if connected to the engine battery, would not close due to low voltage. If you get into a situation like that again, you can often just use one jumper cable between the positives to get things going.
