charging problem
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charging problem
service charging system comes on every 2 min. new alt,batt,checked starter .gauge shows 14.2 most of time, when you first start engine have to hit the gas petal to2000 rpm. then its 14.2 14.5 car at idle is12.9 when first stared.
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guy just wrote on gen it was starter. take a look. moved: see here: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...lly-fixed.html
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I had the same problem....ended up being the spark plugs. I put in Ngk tr6's when I put on the Trickflow heads....using anti-sieze on the threads. Replaced the plugs with new tr6's and no anti-sieze = no more issues.
One possibilty for ya.
One possibilty for ya.
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I also have this problem. Fortunately I purchased an extended service plan. To see the life of your battery, open CMD prompt as administrator and type in "powercfg -energy -output c:\energy-report.html" and when the report is finished, open your browser and type in the address given... for me it was c:energy-report.html
My battery currently holds about 37% capacity @ 'FULL' charge, and this is just over a year after buying it.
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My battery currently holds about 37% capacity @ 'FULL' charge, and this is just over a year after buying it.
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Yep, anti-seize is old school.
May be necessary for iron heads...but not aluminum. Can also allow you to strip out the threads in your nice alum. heads. That would be a sad day in Mayberry
May be necessary for iron heads...but not aluminum. Can also allow you to strip out the threads in your nice alum. heads. That would be a sad day in Mayberry
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Wait a minute, I'm not sure what your complaint is?? Although you say you have a new battery and alternator, I'm a EE and even though I may not have the answer, I really don't know what your problem is....can you be more detailed as to what is abnormal?
