2001 Pontiac Grand Prix "battery dying under load" Questions

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...and terminals are shiny clean and tight.. Batteries can read 12.5v on a multimeter but under load they die to virtually nothing. have a load test done on the battery as the indications are a bad ...

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car is sputtering trying to die under a load .battery light temperarily flashes.no check engine light on i would check they battery and alternator most parts stores will do this for free

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battery properly it needs to be tested under load to determine the internal resistance. If the internal resistance it too high the voltage drops rapidly when power is being used. The voltage should be

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...battery is going, under a load it dies. easy test... get a volt meter put pos probe on the pos side of battery and the neg on the neg, try to start the car, watch the volt meter, if it drops below ...

...battery is still very strong, so it must be getting some kind of charge back. If I understand your query right. Your truck keeps dying. 1. Might need a tune-up (plugs and gap adjust to spec.), plugs ...

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...battery keeps dying Check the alternator, with a multimeter, is pushing correct charge after cleaning all connections to battery and alternator. If the alternator is working properly, then your ...

...in the battery but its doing it again. it is obvious that under a load the car will not run first do a tune up and make sure all cylinders are firing,check codes and even do a fuel pressure ...

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...under a load test. Put the meter on the battery and hold it there, have someone else try to start the car and while they start it, read the voltage being drawn. If it is below 10volts. The battery is ...

If I understand your problem correctly, your battery is defective. Take your battery to a local auto parts store for a free load test. It sounds like one of the battery cells is going open under load

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under load from the engine! if the alternator is not working the the electronic ignition will run off the battery.... thus draining it and the engine will stop! can you test he alternator using a test

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