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Re: Alternator, Ignition/sugg

To: "Chris Kincer" <KincerC@abcbank.com>
Subject: Re: Alternator, Ignition/sugg
From: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:37:52 -0500
You may have charged the battery... but did you check the water level?
Even if it's a maintenance free battery, you can pry up the caps and
check the water....use distilled to top up. Then charge...if you still
have a problem, have the battery tested.

Valerie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Kincer" <KincerC@abcbank.com>
To: "6packlist (E-mail)" <6pack@autox.team.net>; "Triumphs-Owner
(E-mail)" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 9:09 AM
Subject: FW: Alternator, Ignition Light


> Ok, got my alternator back from being rebuilt.  Hooked everything
back up,
> jumped the car off because the battery was flat dead.  Car kept
running once
> I unhooked jumper cables.  I thought that was a good sighn, but my
volt
> meter is only showing close to 12 volts.  If I let the car die it
would not
> start back up without jumping off.  Put a charger on the battery all
day
> yesterday.  Installed in the car and it started no problems.  Still
only
> getting close to 12 volts.  I fiddled with my igniton light and now
it stays
> on when the key is out of the ignition, but will go off when the car
is
> started.  What gives?  Could have I hooked up the alternator wrong?
The
> light going on and off corresponds with the furthest right brown
wire with
> yellow stripe.  If hooked up the ignition light will glow with the
key off.
> Any ideas would be much appreciated.
> Chris Kincer
> 73 TR6

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