I know you probably get flooded with these questions all the time and I
am sorry, but I am having a problem with my 91 Chevy Cavalier. I use to
have battery power (headlights, dash lights, everything else) but when
I attempted to start the car everything went dead. After about an hour
I regained full battery power, I attempted to start it again with the
same results. My ground from my battery was pretty rusty so I replaced
it, and checked all of my other visible wiring and did not find
anything out of the ordinary. I had a problem when my alternator and a
badly damaged wire about 2 months ago and installed a new alternator
and replaced the bad wiring. Thank you in advance.

"angrybrian" <Rulezwithaz (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Have you had the battery tested? Sounds like it's time for a new battery.

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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE (AT) alltel (DOT) net

Yeah, (sorry forgot to include that) Battery is fully charged and tests
good.

"angrybrian" <Rulezwithaz (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Get the starter tested.

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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE (AT) alltel (DOT) net

angrybrian wrote:
Clean the battery posts. Clean the battery cables at both ends.
Get the car started, rev to about 1500 rpm or so, you should measure
around 14v across the battery terminals.
If the alternator is putting out and there is no excessive draw on
the battery when the engine is off, then it's the battery.
Of course, you could just have it tested.

"angrybrian" <Rulezwithaz (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Was the battery load tested? They can show 12V+ and still be bad. If it
isn't the battery, it's probably one of the cables or it's connections. You
need to look a little closer.

Dave