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Originally Posted by CHANMADD
I would never use an ammeter anyways, change it for a volt meter.
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The voltage meter works fine...checked it against a VOM, it's right on..14.5 volts. Sadly, there is no function to check the amperes on the VOM, though
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Given the choice, I would rather fill the hole occupied by the ammeter with an
oil temperature gauge, or a fuel pressure gauge, they appear to be standard VDO gauges.
I do notice that the new battery, despite having only slightly over 50% of the CCA of the original battery, starts the car better...when I would try to start the engine with the older battery it seemed like it was trying to get it spinning but having trouble...very much like having the timing advanced too far. The "newer" battery has never displayed that behavior, just spins the engine like a champ
When the Bosch battery went belly-up, it went all at once
, SO glad it failed here in the town where I live and not as I was on the highway to the place where I spend weekends...110 miles away, one way, and I have to drive right through the center of Houston, TX's downtown area...that would have been a real PITA to get stranded there!!
I think Tommy hit the nail on the head:
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Originally Posted by Tommy
I didn't see anything in your description that made me think of anything more than a four year old battery that had come to its natural end.
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Cheers!
Dugly
