Our '91 Integra can start and perform for a whole week then randomly dies at intersections. Symptoms are dim headlights and stuff like yours. One would think it was alternator or battery right? No. I took battery in to Walmart to their diagnostic station by the paint department. The diagnostic machine refused to charge the battery because it had a full charge. The battery checked out fine.
Do you understand what this means? This means that the alternator has been charging the battery all week that Daughter B has been driving to work-school-home-boyfriend-etc. Yet it died with dead battery symptoms. This is driving me crazy.
So, I removed the battery then put it back in and the car started and the car ran like a scalded cat and I got home. Next morning- Daughter B tries to go to school and car won't start.?! I apply battery charger set to 'Quick start' and started the car. I removed charger and applied my DC voltmeter. Voltage at idle was 12.5V showing alternator is charging. Put finger on throttle cable and rev engine and voltage goes up to 13v but no higher showing that the voltage regulator is working.
What we have is a problem unrelated to the expansion and contraction of heated versus cooled parts. The pretty much rules out bad physical wiring connections. Without more knowledge on this subject I would just have to say the car is demon possessed and that I should buy a new used car with different problems eh?
Our '91 Integra can start and perform for a whole week then randomly dies at intersections and parking lots. It prefers dieing in dangerous areas like busy 6 lane streets, intersections. Symptoms are dim headlights and no radio or dash lights. One would think it was alternator or battery right? No. I took battery in to Walmart to their diagnostic station by the paint department. The diagnostic machine refused to charge the battery because it had a full charge. The battery checked out fine.
Do you understand what this means? This means that the alternator has been charging the battery all week that Daughter B has been driving to work-school-home-boyfriend-etc. Yet it died with dead battery symptoms. This is driving me crazy.
So, I removed the battery then put it back in and the car started and the car ran like a scalded cat and I got home. Next morning- Daughter B tries to go to school and car won't start.?! I apply battery charger set to 'Quick start' and started the car. I removed charger and applied my DC voltmeter. Voltage at idle was 12.5V showing alternator is charging. Put finger on throttle cable and rev engine and voltage goes up to 13v but no higher showing that the voltage regulator is working.
What we have is a problem unrelated to the expansion and contraction of heated versus cooled parts. That pretty much rules out bad physical wiring connections. This could be a solid state problem ie. diode or 'other'.
Without more knowledge on this subject I would just have to say the car is demon possessed and that I should buy a new used car with different problems eh?
The purpose of this entry is to supply more diagnostic style="display:none;">Our '91 Integra can start and perform for a whole week then randomly dies at intersections and parking lots. It prefers dieing in dangerous areas like busy 6 lane streets, intersections. Symptoms are dim headlights and no radio or dash lights. One would think it was alternator or battery right? No. I took battery in to Walmart to their diagnostic station by the paint department. The diagnostic machine refused to charge the battery because it had a full charge. The battery checked out fine.
Do you understand what this means? This means that the alternator has been charging the battery all week that Daughter B has been driving to work-school-home-boyfriend-etc. Yet it died with dead battery symptoms. This is driving me crazy.
So, I removed the battery then put it back in and the car started and the car ran like a scalded cat and I got home. Next morning- Daughter B tries to go to school and car won't start.?! I apply battery charger set to 'Quick start' and started the car. I removed charger and applied my DC voltmeter. Voltage at idle was 12.5V showing alternator is charging. Put finger on throttle cable and rev engine and voltage goes up to 13v but no higher showing that the voltage regulator is working.
What we have is a problem unrelated to the expansion and contraction of heated versus cooled parts. That pretty much rules out bad physical wiring connections. This could be a solid state problem ie. diode or 'other'.
Without more knowledge on this subject I would just have to say the car is demon possessed and that I should buy a new used car with different problems eh?
The purpose of this entry is to supply more diagnostic data to the Internet to maybe help others so I'm sorry I don't have a solution for you.
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Our '91 Integra can start and perform for a whole week then randomly dies at intersections. Symptoms are dim headlights and stuff like yours. One would think it was alternator or battery right? No. I took battery in to Walmart to their diagnostic station by the paint department. The diagnostic machine refused to charge the battery because it had a full charge. The battery checked out fine.
Do you understand what this means? This means that the alternator has been charging the battery all week that Daughter B has been driving to work-school-home-boyfriend-etc. Yet it died with dead battery symptoms. This is driving me crazy.
So, I removed the battery then put it back in and the car started and the car ran like a scalded cat and I got home. Next morning- Daughter B tries to go to school and car won't start.?! I apply battery charger set to 'Quick start' and started the car. I removed charger and applied my DC voltmeter. Voltage at idle was 12.5V showing alternator is charging. Put finger on throttle cable and rev engine and voltage goes up to 13v but no higher showing that the voltage regulator is working.
What we have is a problem unrelated to the expansion and contraction of heated versus cooled parts. The pretty much rules out bad physical wiring connections. Without more knowledge on this subject I would just have to say the car is demon possessed and that I should buy a new used car with different problems eh?
Our
'91 Integra can start and perform for a whole week then randomly dies
at intersections and parking lots. It prefers dieing in dangerous areas
like busy 6 lane streets, intersections. Symptoms are dim headlights
and no radio or dash lights. One would think it was alternator or
battery right? No. I took battery in to Walmart to their diagnostic
station by the paint department. The diagnostic machine refused to
charge the battery because it had a full charge. The battery checked
out fine.
Do
you understand what this means? This means that the alternator has been
charging the battery all week that Daughter B has been driving to
work-school-home-boyfriend-etc. Yet it died with dead battery symptoms.
This is driving me crazy.
So,
I removed the battery then put it back in and the car started and the
car ran like a scalded cat and I got home. Next morning- Daughter B
tries to go to school and car won't start.?! I apply battery charger set
to 'Quick start' and started the car. I removed charger and applied my
DC voltmeter. Voltage at idle was 12.5V showing alternator is
charging. Put finger on throttle cable and rev engine and voltage goes
up to 13v but no higher showing that the voltage regulator is working.
What
we have is a problem unrelated to the expansion and contraction of
heated versus cooled parts. That pretty much rules out bad physical
wiring connections. This could be a solid state problem ie. diode or 'other'.
Without more knowledge on this subject I would just
have to say the car is demon possessed and that I should buy a new used car with different problems eh?
The purpose of this entry is to supply more diagnostic style="display:none;">Our '91 Integra can start and perform for a whole week then randomly dies at intersections and parking lots. It prefers dieing in dangerous areas like busy 6 lane streets, intersections. Symptoms are dim headlights and no radio or dash lights. One would think it was alternator or battery right? No. I took battery in to Walmart to their diagnostic station by the paint department. The diagnostic machine refused to charge the battery because it had a full charge. The battery checked out fine.
Do you understand what this means? This means that the alternator has been charging the battery all week that Daughter B has been driving to work-school-home-boyfriend-etc. Yet it died with dead battery symptoms. This is driving me crazy.
So, I removed the battery then put it back in and the car started and the car ran like a scalded cat and I got home. Next morning- Daughter B tries to go to school and car won't start.?! I apply battery charger set to 'Quick start' and started the car. I removed charger and applied my DC voltmeter. Voltage at idle was 12.5V showing alternator is charging. Put finger on throttle cable and rev engine and voltage goes up to 13v but no higher showing that the voltage regulator is working.
What we have is a problem unrelated to the expansion and contraction of heated versus cooled parts. That pretty much rules out bad physical wiring connections. This could be a solid state problem ie. diode or 'other'.
Without more knowledge on this subject I would just have to say the car is demon possessed and that I should buy a new used car with different problems eh?
The purpose of this entry is to supply more diagnostic data to the Internet to maybe help others so I'm sorry I don't have a solution for you.