Alternator might be going...
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Alternator might be going...
...but here's the interesting part. My brake and battery lights come on and they are super bright. The really interesting part is they don't stay on either. Sometimes it goes away and is fine for the rest of the day. Sometimes if I rev the motor, the lights go away...or turn on. Has anyone noticed this erratic behavior? I'm thinking that I might have a bad voltage regulator. Also I noticed whining thru my stereo...but I have ground loops on everything.
Thoughts? Comments?
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Thoughts? Comments?
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you know what man.. im having that EXACT problem right now.. my audio even cuts off at times.. found out that the alternator is dying.. so best that you change to a new alternator ASAP before your car dies on you and you get stuck in traffic
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Also, there's a cool gismo you can buy at Walmart that plugs into the cigarette lighter and it tells you the condition of the battery and the alternator. I'm sure you this, but I'll mention it anyway that Autozone, Kragen etc will test it for free.
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^^Will tell you volts only though, not amp's, amp meter ftmfw.
Just an fyi, that little royal pita electrical connector on the alternator, make sure it has clean contacts and is fully seated, allthough that tends to cause the battery & brake lights to flicker. The other thing to do after that is to clean the power connection on the alternator, seen those cause problems also.
Just an fyi, that little royal pita electrical connector on the alternator, make sure it has clean contacts and is fully seated, allthough that tends to cause the battery & brake lights to flicker. The other thing to do after that is to clean the power connection on the alternator, seen those cause problems also.
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^^Will tell you volts only though, not amp's, amp meter ftmfw.
Just an fyi, that little royal pita electrical connector on the alternator, make sure it has clean contacts and is fully seated, allthough that tends to cause the battery & brake lights to flicker. The other thing to do after that is to clean the power connection on the alternator, seen those cause problems also.
Just an fyi, that little royal pita electrical connector on the alternator, make sure it has clean contacts and is fully seated, allthough that tends to cause the battery & brake lights to flicker. The other thing to do after that is to clean the power connection on the alternator, seen those cause problems also.
Either way, the good news is my wife and I commute into to work together. So we can park the car and worry about it later.
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