MANY POPULAR AUTO PARTS STORES....LIKE ADVANCE AUTO, CAN CHECK THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, STARTER DRAW, AND PARASITIC DRAW (SOMETHING OTHER THAN RADIO MEMORY, ETC BEING "ON" AND DRAWING POWER...THAT SHOULD NOT BE ON)
THIS CAN ALL BE DONE WITH EVERYTHING STILL ON THE VEHICLE!... A LOT OF THE TIME, THIS IS A FREE SERVICE ....SEE PIC 1
THIS IS A SIMPLE TEST...YOU CAN DO, TO SEE IF JUICE FROM THE ALTERNATOR IS GETTING TO THE BATTERY (CHARGING)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzz7P3qNHcE
THIS DOES NOT TEST AMPS AND LOADS LIKE THE ONE AT THE PARTS STORE
OK, HERE'S THE ONE THAT I SEE MOST OFTEN AS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS......NORMALLY "NO STARTS".....BUT SLOW STARTS COULD FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY TOO!
https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1996-chevrolet-tahoe-wont-start-sounds-dead-battery-jumpbox-get-same-reults
OTHER THAN THAT........I'D HAVE TO GO WITH A "DYING STARTER"..........HOWEVER, IF A NEW ONE DOES THE SAME THING....IT'S "TOUGH LOVE" TIME AGAIN!
REPORT FINDINGS.....MAYBE NOT SPEND ANY MONEY!
LEMME KNOW WHAT STATE YOU LIVE IN (OR A NEARBY ZIP CODE) BEFORE YOU BUY A NEW STARTER!!!
THE MEDIC
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Thursday, April 11th, 2013 AT 1:02 AM