[Public-list] A4 blues...

[Todd Redhead]

You can run the A4 without the battery - at least for a little while - I did
it.  FWIW - I ran a '67 Mustang with a straight 6 in it for more than a year
without any battery at all.  Push start or try to park at the top of a hill!

Todd

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] A4 blues...


> I think that you are right.
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> Gord
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> > Gordon Laco wrote:
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> >> Thanks a lot David - I will try that.
> >>
> >> Gord
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> >>> If you start the engine and disconnect the battery, the engine should
> >>> continue
> >>> to run indefinely off of the Altnerator current charge current. If the
> >>> engine
> >>> stops running after disconnecting the battery cable, then the
alternator is
> >>> bad.
> >>>
> >>> There is the possibility that you have a weak coil or intermittent
problem
> >>> and
> >>> not be charging enough to store a charge in your battery bank. A meter
is
> >>> required to test that.
> >>>
> >>> David
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> >>>
> >>> Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.
> >>>
> >>> -- Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> >>> Hi there -
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> >>> Can any of you colleagues offer me advice on how to find out if my
> >>> alternator is working properly?
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> >>> Gord #426 Surprise
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> > I  do not have an A4  but I do know that  running an alternator without
> > the battery in the circut can blow the alternator. In the old days of
> > genarators you could do this. The only way is with a volt meter.
> > hook it up to the battery and take a reading which should be over 12
> > volts. Start the engine and take another reading. With the engine
> > running you should get 13.5 volts at least, up to 14.5 is ok  as it
> > depends on the state of the battery. Digital volt meters  that will do
> > the job are usually  between  $20-$30 at RAdio shack
> > Richard 609 Into The Blue
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