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Old 02-13-2020, 1:23pm   #1
Aerovette
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Default Battery or alternator ?

Starts quickly and voltmeter is at or above 14 volts.

It will stay at that voltage until I start turning things on and it drops to around 12 or less.

Turning off those things (lights, heated seats etc ) does NOT make it go back up. The voltage drops and stays low.

Turn it off and immediately restart and it is up over 14 volts again. Turn things on, and the same thing repeats without recovery.

It starts easy every time.
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