Re: Alternator problem

> Recently, the thing stranded my wife. Again. And I got the ultimatum. Fix

> it or sell it. So I got more seriously interested in what's going on. 
> Instead of spot checks, I attached a permanent voltmeter to the cig 
> lighter circuit, and drove it for several days. And lo and behold, the 
> problem quickly became obvious. The alternator is inadequate to the
task!
>


You would be better served to attach the volt meter as close to the
positive post of the battery as possible.  The inside wiring is going
to have some voltage drop across it under heavy load but that doesn't
meant the voltage at the alt. or the battery has dropped.

I would think you are barking up the wrong tree thinking you have a
design flaw.  Thousands of people have been driving thousands of these
cars for a number of years.  If they had such an obvious design fault
it would be well do***ented by now.

For tem****ary relief buy yourself one of those small jump start boxes.
They have an internal battery.. you hook them right to your battery
and start the car.  I didn't think they would be of much use myself
until a family member got me one and now I have one if every car.

            Steve B.