Day off
I was spose to work this morning but I never made it into work. I had already not been feeling very well and considered not going in. I decided , however, that going into work and occupying myself with stuff there might actually serve to make me feel better. Before I was going to leave for work , I was going to move the car over nearer the garage to unload the bags of feed I'd placed in there the day before. Except, when I went out to the car and turned the key, instead of the normal "Vroom", all I got was a "click" for a respnse. Checked to see if I had left the lights or anything on to kill the battery....nope. Checked the connectors on the battery...tight. Try again...car turns over as if it was 25 below outside but manages to start. I figured I'd leave it run for a while , then shut it down and see if it would restart again. Didn't occur to me at the time I could jsut as well disconnected the battery and see if it stopped to determine if I was running off the battery or if the alternator was actually putting out. The result was the same though. After about 1/2 hour of running, turn it off, no start again. By this time, it was too late to go into work anymore so I tried to call in but no one answered the phone :P
I went back out later and tried hooking up one of Farin's electrical testors to see what voltage I had in the battery. The result: 10.68 volts. Not the 12 it should be , but I thought still enough to start the car. I turned the key again and it started right up . Turned it off and started right up again..and again. Well, since pat had asked earlier if I could pick up his laundry from the dry cleaners , I figured I'd make a run there and get it. I left the car running while I went in for fear of it not starting and stranding me there. Got home , turned off the car and then, tried to start it again just out of curiousity...no start.
I don't think its the alternator and that was just replaced not too long ago. Dunno if its the battery, or maybe a cellanoid or even the starter but something needs "fixxing" . I"m hoping the fox will get home early enough tonight to maybe look at it and see if we can get it back to "trustable" in time for me to work tomorrow. I already feel as if I've been slipping into a dark depression and this certainly isn't helping.
I went back out later and tried hooking up one of Farin's electrical testors to see what voltage I had in the battery. The result: 10.68 volts. Not the 12 it should be , but I thought still enough to start the car. I turned the key again and it started right up . Turned it off and started right up again..and again. Well, since pat had asked earlier if I could pick up his laundry from the dry cleaners , I figured I'd make a run there and get it. I left the car running while I went in for fear of it not starting and stranding me there. Got home , turned off the car and then, tried to start it again just out of curiousity...no start.
I don't think its the alternator and that was just replaced not too long ago. Dunno if its the battery, or maybe a cellanoid or even the starter but something needs "fixxing" . I"m hoping the fox will get home early enough tonight to maybe look at it and see if we can get it back to "trustable" in time for me to work tomorrow. I already feel as if I've been slipping into a dark depression and this certainly isn't helping.