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The dealer is towing it in for the 3rd time today. If we go 2 or 3 days
without driving the vehicle, the battery is low enough that it will not
crank the engine. The first two times they found no problem and just
charged the battery. The last time the dealer had it he checked for
discharge and he replaced the battery.

We have turned all the interior lights and everything off so it is not an
open door. This is getting a little old.

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:13:28 +0000, Nada Chance wrote:

> The dealer is towing it in for the 3rd time today. If we go 2 or 3 days
> without driving the vehicle, the battery is low enough that it will not
> crank the engine. The first two times they found no problem and just
> charged the battery. The last time the dealer had it he checked for
> discharge and he replaced the battery.
>
> We have turned all the interior lights and everything off so it is not an
> open door. This is getting a little old.

Obviously a bad alternator. Make sure they replace it.


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Not necessarily a bad alternator. Any defective part in the electrical
system could be causing the problem. Static current needs to be checked as
well as the total charging system. Unfortunately Honda mechanics are parts
replacers and do not know how to diagnose electrical systems. Also this
problem has showed many times with third party attachments. Any audio,
security systems etc installed? Very often a problem.

"Dan C" <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> wrote in message
newsan.2007.11.26.20.31.38.384995@moria.lan...
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:13:28 +0000, Nada Chance wrote:
>
>> The dealer is towing it in for the 3rd time today. If we go 2 or 3 days
>> without driving the vehicle, the battery is low enough that it will not
>> crank the engine. The first two times they found no problem and just
>> charged the battery. The last time the dealer had it he checked for
>> discharge and he replaced the battery.
>>
>> We have turned all the interior lights and everything off so it is not an
>> open door. This is getting a little old.
>
> Obviously a bad alternator. Make sure they replace it.
>
>
> --
> "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".
>

Every thing is honda installed. No add-ons.

"Woody" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote in message
news:BtI2j.27104$lD6.16112@newssvr27.news.prodigy. net...
> Not necessarily a bad alternator. Any defective part in the electrical
> system could be causing the problem. Static current needs to be checked as
> well as the total charging system. Unfortunately Honda mechanics are parts
> replacers and do not know how to diagnose electrical systems. Also this
> problem has showed many times with third party attachments. Any audio,
> security systems etc installed? Very often a problem.
>
> "Dan C" <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> wrote in message
> newsan.2007.11.26.20.31.38.384995@moria.lan...
>> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:13:28 +0000, Nada Chance wrote:
>>
>>> The dealer is towing it in for the 3rd time today. If we go 2 or 3 days
>>> without driving the vehicle, the battery is low enough that it will not
>>> crank the engine. The first two times they found no problem and just
>>> charged the battery. The last time the dealer had it he checked for
>>> discharge and he replaced the battery.
>>>
>>> We have turned all the interior lights and everything off so it is not
>>> an
>>> open door. This is getting a little old.
>>
>> Obviously a bad alternator. Make sure they replace it.
>>
>>
>> --
>> "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".
>>
>
>

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:16:49 +0000, Woody wrote:

> Not necessarily a bad alternator. Any defective part in the electrical
> system could be causing the problem. Static current needs to be checked as
> well as the total charging system. Unfortunately Honda mechanics are parts
> replacers and do not know how to diagnose electrical systems. Also this
> problem has showed many times with third party attachments. Any audio,
> security systems etc installed? Very often a problem.

Yeah, yeah. It's a bad alternator. Bet on it.

A: Because it destroys the logical flow of a thread of comments,
and makes it difficult to keep up with a conversation.

Q: Why do so many people object to top posting?

A: Writing your reply to a message above what you are referring to
rather than below it.

Q: What is "top posting"?


--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

I like top posters. Otherwise I have to scroll down to read every message.



"Dan C" <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> wrote in message
newsan.2007.11.27.03.24.44.154194@moria.lan...
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:16:49 +0000, Woody wrote:
>
>> Not necessarily a bad alternator. Any defective part in the electrical
>> system could be causing the problem. Static current needs to be checked
>> as
>> well as the total charging system. Unfortunately Honda mechanics are
>> parts
>> replacers and do not know how to diagnose electrical systems. Also this
>> problem has showed many times with third party attachments. Any audio,
>> security systems etc installed? Very often a problem.
>
> Yeah, yeah. It's a bad alternator. Bet on it.
>
> A: Because it destroys the logical flow of a thread of comments,
> and makes it difficult to keep up with a conversation.
>
> Q: Why do so many people object to top posting?
>
> A: Writing your reply to a message above what you are referring to
> rather than below it.
>
> Q: What is "top posting"?
>
>
> --
> "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".
>

Don't know if its a problem on the '07, but on my '06 the light in the glove
box does not always go off when the box is closed. It would take a pretty
long time for that one little bulb to run down the battery, but it still
might be worth a look.


On 11/26/07 5:43 PM, in article zSI2j.1840$NY.1620@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com,
"Bruce" <bruce@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Every thing is honda installed. No add-ons.
>
> "Woody" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote in message
> news:BtI2j.27104$lD6.16112@newssvr27.news.prodigy. net...
>> Not necessarily a bad alternator. Any defective part in the electrical
>> system could be causing the problem. Static current needs to be checked as
>> well as the total charging system. Unfortunately Honda mechanics are parts
>> replacers and do not know how to diagnose electrical systems. Also this
>> problem has showed many times with third party attachments. Any audio,
>> security systems etc installed? Very often a problem.
>>
>> "Dan C" <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> wrote in message
>> newsan.2007.11.26.20.31.38.384995@moria.lan...
>>> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:13:28 +0000, Nada Chance wrote:
>>>
>>>> The dealer is towing it in for the 3rd time today. If we go 2 or 3 days
>>>> without driving the vehicle, the battery is low enough that it will not
>>>> crank the engine. The first two times they found no problem and just
>>>> charged the battery. The last time the dealer had it he checked for
>>>> discharge and he replaced the battery.
>>>>
>>>> We have turned all the interior lights and everything off so it is not
>>>> an
>>>> open door. This is getting a little old.
>>>
>>> Obviously a bad alternator. Make sure they replace it.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Me too. Not to mention the fact that every modern newsreader I have
encountered in the past couple of years defaults to top posting for replies.

I think it is simply a resurgence of the same anal retentive flaming that
went on a decade ago when there were a few who still had their original
teletype terminals and went ballistic whenever anyone didn't cut all the
previous discussion in his comments.

As far as the "A: Q: A: Q:" below. That is not top posting either. A top
post expresses a new thought completely, but above the previous discussion.
Think of it as a push down stack.

On 11/27/07 10:45 AM, in article 13kohtfm7l1ic54@corp.supernews.com, "Art"
<begunaNOSPAMPLEASE@mindspring.com> wrote:

> I like top posters. Otherwise I have to scroll down to read every message.
>
>
>
> "Dan C" <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> wrote in message
> newsan.2007.11.27.03.24.44.154194@moria.lan...
>> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:16:49 +0000, Woody wrote:
>>
>>> Not necessarily a bad alternator. Any defective part in the electrical
>>> system could be causing the problem. Static current needs to be checked
>>> as
>>> well as the total charging system. Unfortunately Honda mechanics are
>>> parts
>>> replacers and do not know how to diagnose electrical systems. Also this
>>> problem has showed many times with third party attachments. Any audio,
>>> security systems etc installed? Very often a problem.
>>
>> Yeah, yeah. It's a bad alternator. Bet on it.
>>
>> A: Because it destroys the logical flow of a thread of comments,
>> and makes it difficult to keep up with a conversation.
>>
>> Q: Why do so many people object to top posting?
>>
>> A: Writing your reply to a message above what you are referring to
>> rather than below it.
>>
>> Q: What is "top posting"?
>>
>>
>> --
>> "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".
>>
>
>

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:38:10 +0000, E Meyer wrote:

> Me too. Not to mention the fact that every modern newsreader I have
> encountered in the past couple of years defaults to top posting for replies.

That's because you're an ignorant n00b, who knows nothing except what
MicroSloth allows you to know.

> As far as the "A: Q: A: Q:" below. That is not top posting either. A top
> post expresses a new thought completely, but above the previous discussion.
> Think of it as a push down stack.

See above regarding ignorance, and add a dash of "clueless".

Bugger off.


--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:45:48 -0500, Art wrote:

> I like top posters. Otherwise I have to scroll down to read every
> message.

See my response to the other ignoramus. It applies to you, also.


--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".