You should be able to drive 20 miles on a good battery if you don't have to stop until you get home. If the cool fans come on, you're stuck. Charge your cell phone all the way up. Warren at DMC ksgrimsr wrote: > Hi guys, > > It looks like my alternator croaked on my way to work today and my > battery light came on with expected lower voltage reading. I need to > get my car home in order to service it and I'm trying to gauge my odds > of driving it home. 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/