Testing current draw

[Huw Powell]

Larry Newman wrote:
> 
> All - thanks for the response so quickly.  The battery is almost 2 years old,
> not an expensive one if I remember correctly.  While it was running recently, I
> hooked a real voltmeter to the the charging circuit and it charged at 13.5 to
> 13.9 volts consistently.  Would this be a satisfactory indicator of charging
> circuit health?

yes, but that depends on *where* there was 13.9 volts.  At the battery? 
At the alternator?  Fusebox?

also I would pursue the suggested idea of an intermittent short in the
wiring to the door or trunk.

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Huw Powell

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