To me it sounds like a dead generator, it sounds like you drove on the battery until it died and then the car stopped
Have Fun! Andr� - Tigergutt -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Kiernan Sent: 5. mars 2005 08:38 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Electrical mystery BTW I forgot to say that I checked the voltage on the battery a couple weeks ago and it seemed to be fine and charging. Dennis Kiernan wrote: > > This is a new one on me and I wonder if any of you recognize this > particular set of symptoms: > > The car has been acting fine, starting up easily (except for a problem > sometimes with the neutral safety switch, so I have to give the > gearshift an extra shove into Park before starting it.). Today, I > started it up and saw that I had no dash lights except the generator > light (which has been acting erraticly for months) and the Fasten Seat > Belt light. After driving it a few blocks, I noticed that my head and > tail lights were very dim, and my hazards werent working at all. > Another mile, and the car suddenly loses most of its power, struggling > along at about ten miles an hour. A couple blocks of this and it dies > on me and wont restart. I tried a jump-start and the battery wouldnt > even respond. So I got it towed home. > > Right now, if I try to start it, there is no sound at all, not even a > click. If I turn the ignition to On, I get no dash lights except the > Fasten Seat Belt, the Generator, and the Oil. I can turn on the > headlights and tail lights, but they're fairly dim. I can work the > radio and the wipers, but the wipers are slow, about half-speed. > > Two possible culprits: We've been having a whole lot of rain -- I'm in > San Francisco -- and the battery is a 7-year battery, just a little > over 7 years old. > > Any ideas?
