Steve Daniels wrote:
> On Mon, 05 May 2008 00:35:24 -0400, against all advice, something
> compelled Jeff DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, to say:
>
>> Steve Daniels wrote:
>> >
>> > I just bought a Audi TT, 2004, 3.2 DSG S-Line.
>> >
>> > Sounds good, right?
>> >
>> > This morning it wouldn't start because the battery didn't have
>> > enough power in it. I jumped it, and measured the voltage across
>> > the terminals. Fourteen volts, just like it's supposed to be.
>> >
>> > Turned it off, and it wouldn't start again. Put a charger on it
>> > for a couple of hours, and it started right up.
>> >
>> > I drove it about fifty miles, shutting it down and restarting it
>> > twice with no problems, but after letting it sit for an hour the
>> > battery was the same as it was this morning. Flat as a pancake.\
>> >
>> > I'm pretty sure my four year old car needs a new battery. What
>> > say you all?
>> >
>> >
>> Could be, but first I'd make sure all the connections were clean and
tight.
>
>
> Just got back from the fix it guys. The battery had a bad cell.
> They replaced it under warrantee.
>
> Life is good.
>
That would do it! I had a bad cell once and most of the time everthing
was fine but once in a while everything electrical would just quit for a
few seconds when going around a curve... radio, lights, engine,
EVERYTHING, it got quite exciting!
Jeff DeWitt
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