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thinthin54
Jun 10, 2011, 08:30 PM
I bought a volt meter that plugs into my power port,and it shows the alternator flickering between 13.6 and 13.8 volts when driving and 11.8 volts when I take the key out of the ignition.Is this normal? Should I have my battery charged? Thank you.

TxGreaseMonkey
Jun 11, 2011, 06:05 AM
Start by removing and fully charging the battery. Regulated battery voltage should be 14 to 15 volts. It sounds like the alternator is failing, to me.

This link should help:

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/cars-trucks/faq-how-troubleshoot-repair-maintain-hondas-selected-other-vehicles-46563-10.html#post1973613