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I've been getting a strained response when starting the van after it has been left for a few days - it starts - but it hasn't got a lot of power to start with, you can tell its struggling.
I found a thread that said that I should get around 14v when the engine is running and i think around 12-13v when the engine is off.
I connected the test meter to the battery terminals and with the engine off I got 10.5v - clearly not good enough and sure enough, when i turned it over, it struggled. Once the engine was running though the meter hovered around 13.78 - 13.85 volts and with the revs up it crept into the 13.9's and even hit 14 v momentarily but nothing higher.
In the other thread the guy was getting 14.2+ volts
Also, when i got the van 3 months ago, the guy said it had had a new battery, and it looks fairly new so I'm inclined to believe that the battery may well have been replaced but that it is not the issue.
Is there anyone around right now that has any idea if this 13.8ish reading is indicative of an alternator issue or is it doing its job good enough?
I found a thread that said that I should get around 14v when the engine is running and i think around 12-13v when the engine is off.
I connected the test meter to the battery terminals and with the engine off I got 10.5v - clearly not good enough and sure enough, when i turned it over, it struggled. Once the engine was running though the meter hovered around 13.78 - 13.85 volts and with the revs up it crept into the 13.9's and even hit 14 v momentarily but nothing higher.
In the other thread the guy was getting 14.2+ volts
Also, when i got the van 3 months ago, the guy said it had had a new battery, and it looks fairly new so I'm inclined to believe that the battery may well have been replaced but that it is not the issue.
Is there anyone around right now that has any idea if this 13.8ish reading is indicative of an alternator issue or is it doing its job good enough?