Oh yeah, I did check the belt to make sure it had the proper tension on it.
Also I put the battery on a 2amp charge last night and this morning when I
started it up the ignition light came on like it's supposed to, but now it's
not again.
~Scott
On 9/22/05, S. Allen <scottallen3663@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> O.k., since something like this happened before and it wasn't a dead alt I
> thought I'd get a second opinion this time...
>
> Last week the ignition light started "winking" while I was driving. The
> light was coming on as normal when I turned the key at startup and when I
> tested that alt's output at the brown wire that goes into the fusebox it
was
> 14.3 volts so I figured that I had a bad connection or a loose ground that
> I'd chase down this weekend.
>
> Yesterday while coming home from work the light came on and stayed on. I
> test the brown alt wire again and this time it's 12.3 volts.
>
> Last time something like this happened I had a bad connection. So I
> cleaned the plug on the back of the alt, the connections at the starter
> relay and the fuse box and the battery connections.
>
> Still 12.3 volts, and I've noticed that the ignition light no longer is
> coming on when I turn the key. In fact the ignition light doesn't come on
at
> all..
>
> So, should I pronounce this alt deceased or do some more fault testing?
>
> Any suggestions appreciated,
>
> Scott Allen
> 74 1/2 BGT
> 52 TD
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