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1992 Vauxhall Corsa Battery

Tiny
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  • 1992 VAUXHALL CORSA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 100,000 MILES
Hi, one morning my car just didn’t turn over. I hadn’t left anything on over night and the lights and stereo still work fine. My brother kindly jump-started it for me and it ran ok, until I turned the engine off, and then it wouldn’t turn over again. I had left it running for about half an hour so plenty of time to charge. I have checked all the cables and seems to be no loose connections. Is this an alternator problem as I expect, or could it still be down to a duff battery? Many thanks for your response.
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Friday, May 9th, 2008 AT 9:26 AM

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Tiny
DAVE H
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I suspect the battery is a duffer and is not holding the charge rather than your alternator. Have battery checked for voltage dropping. A fully charged battery should continue to hold 12.5 volts with no dropping
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