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Old 10 Feb 2006, 06:19 pm
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Default Re: Brand new battery, battery light still comes ON and off

"adf" <afsd> wrote in
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> Can anyone help me out please
> Car: 1991 Honda Accord Wagon
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>
> OK after getting some advice I replaced the battery and put in a brand
> new one.




Who gave you the "advice"?



> Now the car starts and runs fine however, when the batter
> light is on I cannout use the alam/automatic unlock button in my key.
> The alam light stays ON. After driving a few blocks the battery light
> goes off and evreything seems fine.




Something's wrong with the alternator or the charging circuit.

Did anybody ever check the voltage? Both battery and system voltage when
engine running?



>
> I am worried because this is what it did for the last week until
> yesterday when my car died and would not start. So I got a new
> battery.



Spray-and-pray usually doesn't work.



>
> Why is the battery light coming on.
>
>



See above. You should have asked that before replacing the battery.


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