The "poor man's" test of battery condition is fairly quick and simple: 1) Charge the battery 2) Disconnect the primary coil wire 3) Hook a voltmeter up across the battery 4) Crank the car for 10 seconds. If the battery drops below 10.125 volts, it's usually toast. -Dave [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/