No-starto Duetto

[Dan Walker <dawnanddan@domain.elided>]

Hi Alfisti,

Well, my saga with the Duetto continues.  The car wouldn't start a couple 
weeks ago.  I removed the newly installed alternator and had it 
checked.  It's just fine.  I reinstalled it with the charging wire going 
straight to the battery positive terminal.  I charged the battery over 
night and drove the car today.  Had the headlights on in the morning for 
the 40 mile drive to work. No problems.  After work picked up my daughter 
and made same drive home ( no headlights but a great blast through the 
canyon ) with one stop for an hour for a haircut.  Got back in the car and 
no start - not even a click of the solenoid.  Waited for wife and hooked up 
the jumper cables.  No click even on the first two tries then it started up 
perfectly.

Perhaps when the old generator and regulator blew back in July it damaged 
the battery ( I was getting over-voltage and burning high beam filaments ).

How does one check the battery, other than replacing with a known good one 
and seeing how it goes ?

Thanks,

Dan
67 Duetto
74 GTV
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