I'll probably have to get in line on this one but: Alternators are very prone to fail, particularly the early ones. To check a battery, disconnect a cable, charge it up and see if it holds the charge for a day or two (charges usually tend to leak off with a bad battery)( Or just take it into a local garage they'll usually put a tester on it and tell you, free of charge). Try your meter again and see if it's holding around 12.5 volts or so. Reconnect the cable and put a drain on it (turn on the headlights) for maybe half an hour (you can always recharge), test for voltage again. It sounds like a bad alternator, or connection to it, but it never hurts to have a new battery (unless you happen to get a defective one in which case you'll really go bananas). Les Michael Pike wrote: > Last week I posted a message about putting in my > TankZilla and then having the voltage meter on tha > dash read almost zero.... thinking there was a ground > or the alternator went out. > > Today I went and restarted the car, ofcourse, my baby > started right away, and sure enough, gauge was almost > 0 and dropping.... > > For shits and grins I turned on the headlights and it > killed the car.... > > I went to RadioShack and picked up a > battery/alternator tester... > > The battery reads 11 volts.. and according to the > Radioshack docs (which are rather lame) means the > battery is bad... > > since its reading 11 volts, can that mean the battery > is just dead - or is the battery really bad? > > I will check the list first thing in the morning, but > i am going to go buy a new battery most likey in the > morning and try my luck.... a car with 4k miles > shouldnt have a prob with the alternator, and all the > belts are new. > > Mike > Vin 855 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text > > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/