Questionhi
i ahve a 1992 v6 i think buick century and i charge it and it does not seem able to hold a charge but it runs as long as i dont turn it off
onc ei turn off the motor it needs to b charged agian
is it an altern8er prob or something else?
car ahs a history where the trans oil was burning and the leak was fixed but not guaranteed
is it safe to move the car and continue to charge and move charge and move
if i let the car run a long time while, - or after chargin wil this help?
what aobu trunnnig it in park, or giving it gas while chargin or pressing on the gas pedal of the other good car while chargin the buick?
AnswerHi yom,
I suspect that there is a light bulb or electrical device that is in the "on" position all the time, even when the car is not is use. You need to find it and repair the reason for that. To do so you will need an amp meter that you connect between the - post of the battery and the - post's cable after you have disconnected the cable. Then you note the current (amps) that the meter shows. Then you remove each fuse, one at a time, and see if the amps decreases. When you find the fuse that reduces the amps by a large amount you have found the circuit that has the problem. Then you need to find what devices are connected to that fuse and see which one is causing the current to flow when is shouldn't.
I don't know anything about Buick cars, they are not made by Chrysler, but instead General Motors. But you may find a list of what fuse serves what devices in a repair manual or in an owners manual for the car. After you find the fuse that is causing the amps to be high you can take it out whenever you park the car. Then find the device that is 'on' when is shouldn't be.
In the meantime, you can disconnect the - cable from the battery everytime you turn off the car to prevent the battery from being run down.
It should be easy for an automobile electrical shop mechanic to find the cause if you don't want to do this yourself.
Roland
