On Jan 6, 10:04 pm, "Devils Advocate" <devilsadvocat...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> Had my altenator rebuilt about 4 mths ago. Then 2 mths after that, I
broked
> down.......lights went, radio went, no heater, no nothing.......put my
> booster pack on and managed to make it home. I then returned the car to
the
> garage who repaired the altenator, he indicated the alternator was fine,
but
> rather there was a wiring issue coming from altenator. (I didn't believe
him
> to be honest, bec it was under warranty, and he just wanted more money
out
> of me) Anyways, he did what was neccessary, and the car has been doing
great
> since. However, the past couple of weeks I have been noticing this, the
> instrumental cluster lights will go dim/bright then
dim/bright........the if
> in fourth gear and kinda kick the car in, the instrumental cluster
lights
> would dim, and the heater would cut down (just like being on level 1
instead
> of 4, even though the heater is on 4).
>
> So I'm thinking I still have a charging/altenator issue?
>
> any ideas?
Get a voltmeter. Measure the voltage at the battery connection. You
should see 12 volts or so with the car off and 14.2 with the car on.
If you dont see 14.2 you should see at least 13. The voltage with the
car on has to be greater than with the car off so that the alternator
can charge the battery. If the voltage is lower then replace the
alternator.
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