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Old 12-10-2011, 01:43 AM   #35 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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I think maybe my alternator is dieing, and I wonder if the low voltage in the deep-cycle battery is a culprit. Sometimes, my voltmeter will show under 12volts and yet the alternator does NOT turn on. Other times the voltmeter shows momentary charging but then the alt appears to cut-out again. Looks like a bad alt maybe. I need to test it tomorrow. But I wonder if I over taxed the alt with this deep-cycle battery? Anybody had that experience?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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