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Originally Posted by scoodidabop
Whoa! My fault! I was reading VOLTS. Just a typo, sorry.
MORE DISCOVERIES!!
With the car's + lead disconnected, the battery reads 10.5V. As soon as I connect the +, BAM 1.5V. So, I disconnected the fender well terminals and it fixed the reading! Picture time...
Those are my connections on the passenger fender well, just in front of the battery. When the left two terminals are disconnected, the problem goes away. Where do all these guys lead? I'm kinda sure the left two have something to do with the starter, right? It's brand new, and functioning so I don't think that's the problem.
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Just a couple of thoughts: A battery at 10.5V is dead. Absolutely will not start the car. And, you will get all sorts of funny things happening with such low voltage, not to mention that the draw on your alternator (if its charging) may just kill it. A fully charged battery after it has rested over night should read about 12.6V. Search around online, but IIRC at 12V its only about 40% charged.
So make sure your battery is fully charged and then make sure the idiot light comes on when the ignition is keyed (same position as the glow plug light).
When I had problems a while back, I finally concluded that my el cheapo multimeter was garbage. It was a good opportunity to buy a new tool.
I more than got my money's worth out of it when I determined that I did not need a new alternator.