This Jaguar has stopped charging the battery. I smellled a strong odor on an 80 mile drive and the dash voltmeter read below 13 volts. When I got home about an hour later, I checked the battery voltage with the engine running, and it was only about 12.5 volts. The next morning with everything cold, it read 13.2 volts for a few minutes, then dropped to 12.5 volts after warmup. The battery was 25% diischarged after the long drive, so I charged it slowly for about 5 hours and reconnected it. Its specfic gravity is even in all cells, and cables and connectors are clean and tight. How likely is it that just replacing the alternator will correct this problem?
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Monday, August 25th, 2008 AT 12:18 PM