1992 Vauxhall Corsa Battery

1992 VAUXHALL CORSA
100,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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!PAUL!
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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.
May 9, 2008 at 9:26 AM
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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
Nov 7, 2008 at 12:50 PM