So a little while ago as you all know i encountered an electrical problem. I thought there was a drain in my cars circuit. i couldnt find it, my battery was dead and car couldnt start. i changed the solenoid thinking maybe that is the short that is draining my battery. nope.
so for 4 days im trying hard to locate this drain. soon i get frustrated and tow it to the mechanic, first time in my life i take my car to one.
i told him whats up, 2 days later he calls me and tells me that my battery is just a bad battery.
i told him the battery is less than 5 months old, he says he left it to charge for an hour and it was still dead. turns out i put a new battery in there and she starts right up and runs hard as usual.
the mechanic also told me my ALTERNATOR is faulty. that is a new unit as well, a 3G 150 AMP LOAD BOSS. i am sure my alternator was healthy so i got a second opinion, this time from a professional alternator rebuilder, locally. he showed me physical proof that my alt is healthy, BUT.
if i leave my fan and the car is idling, the charge is barely above 12 volts. not enough to keep battery charged. so this means the fan kept sucking up my battery juice!! he told my that fan is what is causing the problem, question is. i want to keep my underdrive crank pulley but i also want to keep a healthy 13+ voltage charge. what can i use to remedy this? do they sell overdrive alternator pulleys?
so for 4 days im trying hard to locate this drain. soon i get frustrated and tow it to the mechanic, first time in my life i take my car to one.
i told him whats up, 2 days later he calls me and tells me that my battery is just a bad battery.
i told him the battery is less than 5 months old, he says he left it to charge for an hour and it was still dead. turns out i put a new battery in there and she starts right up and runs hard as usual.
the mechanic also told me my ALTERNATOR is faulty. that is a new unit as well, a 3G 150 AMP LOAD BOSS. i am sure my alternator was healthy so i got a second opinion, this time from a professional alternator rebuilder, locally. he showed me physical proof that my alt is healthy, BUT.
if i leave my fan and the car is idling, the charge is barely above 12 volts. not enough to keep battery charged. so this means the fan kept sucking up my battery juice!! he told my that fan is what is causing the problem, question is. i want to keep my underdrive crank pulley but i also want to keep a healthy 13+ voltage charge. what can i use to remedy this? do they sell overdrive alternator pulleys?
