by "maxpower" <damnnickname@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Feb 19, 2008 at 08:20 PM
"GK" <ontheair247@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 99 Dodge Intrepid with the 2.7 engine.
> Several times I have resigned myself to replacing the alternator when
> all of a sudden it starts working again.
>
> The problem started about 1 1/s weeks ago as a battery fault light on
> the dashboard. I keep a digital voltmeter across the cigarette lighter
> outlet to monitor whats going on as I drive.
>
> Sometimes it will bnot charge the battery any for 30 to 45 minutes,
> making the battery voltage drop from 12.8 down to 11'ish or below. Then
> all os a sudden the alternator will start charging and you can see the
> voltage coming up to 13.4 to 14 volts for a while.
>
> Have gone over the battery connections so far and working my way over
> towards the alternator.
>
> I've heard that the voltage regulator is inside the ECU?
>
> Any ideas? Doesn't seem like road bumps affect anything, just seems
> intermittent.
>
> GK
I would have the battery load tested and the ground stud checked for
tightness before you start putting generators on.
Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech
