Re: [DML] a couple of questions

[id <ionicdesign@xxxx>]

never use your alternator to charge the battery. the alternator is not designed to
charge a dead battery. an alternator is designed to keep the necessary functions of the
car running and to give the battery a small charge to replace the charge you took off of
it when you started the car. by using the alternator to charge a dead battery will cause
the alternator to overheat and this will cause the life of the alternator to be short.

later
mark




Andrew Prentis wrote:

> Hi Guys,
> I'm a new DeLorean owner and just have a couple of
> questions about my car I hope you can help me with.
>
> Yesterday when I went to start my car the battery was
> flat.The car hadn't been driven for a couple of
> weeks.Is it normal for a DeLorean battery to go flat
> in such a short time? I had to leave my
> other 'normal'car for a whole month and it started up
> again straight away.I drove the D for a solid hour to
> charge the battery up and it started okay today.Could
> there be something draining it while its not being
> driven?
> Also when i started it it blew a fair bit of smoke for
> about 30 seconds then cleared.Smoke was pretty clear
> in colour but reeked of petrol.It seems to do this
> only after not being driven for a week or so.Is this
> typical?Or do I have a problem?
> Thanks in advance for any answers or suggestions.
> Andrew Prentis
> VIN 2883
> Sydney,Australia
>
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