Sh*t.. Do I need a new alternator?? Heres the deal. I know my belts are cracked and must replace soon. they been cracked for a while (making that noticable waa noise while spinning). Today while my car was in park. i noticed that when I press the brake, the headlights dim slightly (very slightly), and if i turn my air vent to number 4 and hold the window up button, you can hear the belt slow down very slgightly. Will just replacing these belts fix my problme... any help appreciated.

 

well, i would replace the belts and see what happens...
any other power loss symtoms?>

 

thanks for replying bro... when hazard lights are blinking and dome lights are on, dome lights will slighty slighty dim with every blink of the hazrds (normal - dim - normal - dim - normal - dim) while car in park

 

werd. Hmmm, this could all be a weak battery...
at idle, the alternator doesn't charge..only @ 1000 rpm and up
the thing i will tell you too, is that when i had my shot alternator yesterday, it was making that whining noise, and my belts were immaculate...i would try the multimeter test.

For the multimeter test, refer to my post on this thread|
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=203685

 

thanks alot bro,, will try that test.. forgot to to point out that my starter cranks slightly more rough than normal to..

 

yo, we gotta meet up sometime, lol, mebbe the pike, should it ever stop raining...
i am thinkin its your alternator, but ya never know...
i would tell you to take it to a dealer, but 95's are not under recall like 97 and 98's...which sux

 

thanks for your help man ( we should have a meet in New York one day) but car starts regardless,, just dont want it to get worse and not start at all, and have no lights