New Member, electr. question

[BlueZ]

I am a new member, and have a problem on my wife's '03 ZO6. Dead battery, jump started, then drove it (highway) and returned home. Gauge shows 13.6V when driving. Is this a little low? I appologize, I am not real familiar with the car, it doesn't get driven too often. Thanks.

 

[zagger]

13.6 is good voltage, however you should check it under load to see if it will hold up. Also check with a meter and don't rely solely on the display, it has a much larger margin of error. The C5's are very picky about voltage.

 

[BlueZ]

Zagger,
Thanks for the help. It started this morning, so ran it about 50 miles today. It was 11.3 when I turned it on, 13.9 at idle, and topped out at a steady 14.1-14.3 on the highway. I am going to run it some more tomorrow and see how it goes. The problem with this car is that is just does not get driven. My wife bought it with 13k on it in 04 and is only has about 18k on it now. I forgot how fun that thing is until I got back in it today. Totally stock ZO6, but man it flies! Have a good weekend.

 

[XLR8]

Welcome to the BlueZ!!

Get out there and drive that thing! :L I bought my '98 in '04 with 25,000 miles on it. I just rolled it past 85,600 today. I'm racking 'em up as fast as I can.

Jane Ann

 

[jrose7004]

Sounds like getting it out and driving it will help a lot! Welcome to CAC!