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| newto914s |
 Jan 19 2008, 04:11 PM
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I was on the freeway, coming home from a gig, and the car started to loose power. Not wanting to be stuck on the side of the highway, I figured out I could limp it home if I kept feathering the throttle. So I did, and drove about 10 or 15 miles. When I got home, I saw that the negative battery cable had come off and that's what was causing the problem.
I reattached the cable. Then the car sat in my garage for a month or two. I pulled it out Wednesday and the car is running like $hit. It has no power, then surges, it pops and misses. I feel like it's ignition related, but I'm getting spark. What could I have fried driving with the ground cable off, that could be causing these problems? Samson 76-2056 with D-Jet |
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newto914s Drove w/ neg battery cable off, now car runs like crap Jan 19 2008, 04:11 PM
McMark Get a volt meter and check the voltage between the... Jan 19 2008, 04:15 PM newto914s with the engine off. I'm reading 12.6 volts
wi... Jan 19 2008, 05:00 PM
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with the engine off. I'm reading 12.6 volts
w... Jan 19 2008, 08:52 PM McMark
Coil at 12V shows the voltage drop in the wiring ... Jan 19 2008, 10:25 PM 736conver Hows the cap and rotor look. Jan 19 2008, 05:42 PM alpha434 Pull the belt off the alternator ,and make sure it... Jan 19 2008, 06:13 PM newto914s
Pull the belt off the alternator ,and make sure i... Jan 19 2008, 07:02 PM SirAndy
When I got home, I saw that the negative battery ... Jan 19 2008, 06:54 PM newto914s
When I got home, I saw that the negative battery... Jan 19 2008, 07:04 PM Dr. Roger was the engine warm when you took the voltage at t... Jan 19 2008, 07:54 PM newto914s yes, the engine was cold, and I checked it accordi... Jan 19 2008, 08:34 PM davep I suspect that without the ground that the alterna... Jan 19 2008, 09:59 PM shaggy could be alot worse.
the battery is designed to ab... Jan 19 2008, 11:54 PM Bartlett 914 You drove the car for awhile when it was not runny... Jan 20 2008, 09:36 AM  |
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