Hi, this is actually a problem on my Citroen 2CV but I think it's kind of a general enough sounding problem. I'd appreciate any advice any of you might be able to offer.
As I was on my way home I noticed that my turn signals weren't working, or at least the clicker wasn't. Then I discovered that the engine seemed on the verge of dying when I turned on my headlights and wipers when it began to rain. My voltmeter then dropped and I started to get scared so I hurried up and raced home. As soon as I got home I turned the car off and it would not restart, not even crank. I then decided to go get away from the pitfalls of owning an 18 year old 2CV and got my normal car and did the rest of my stuff. When I got back to the 2CV it would crank again and it seemed that it wanted to start. I hooked the battery charger up to it and it came right back to life and all the before mentioned electrical items seemed to be operational. I then tried turning the car off and back on and it started as normal. I then decided to drive it to my grandparents (very short distance away) to see what would happen. The car made it fine and I decided to let it idle and after about 5 minutes it conked out and would not restart. I then jumped it to get it home.
Now we are to the present, is this the Alternator going out? Or something totally unrelated? I am new to all this, but I'm trying!