On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, Michael Guidotti wrote: > hey, > ok, I will try to make this as short as possible, last week I am driving home > and get on the car, reach redline (about 7,200rpm) and the light on the dash > for the alternator/battery comes on. get home and check the voltage volts, > replace the regulator, light goes out but still only 12.4V, replace the > alternator everything is fine until yesterday when I hit 7,200rpm again. this > time no light comes on and I did not think about it until the car dies later > in the day. check voltage and it is 12.5V return the alternator to the store > and they test it and the guy says it is only putting out 2amps, get another > one, put it in, check voltage and it is 14.4V, look inside the car and the > alternator light is on! I turn on the a/c and high beams and at idle it is > still at 14.2V, this is tested at the alternator. at the battery it is about > .2V less. I also replaced the ground wire going from the battery to the > engine. the car seems to be running fine but the light is on. > my question is could there be something wrong with the alternator or would it > be something in the car? > anyone know what goes bad inside an alternator when you spin it too fast? it > should be able to handle the engine speed without any problems. > > any help would be greatly appreciated. >
Make sure all the wires are connected to their proper spots on the alternator. The tiny wire with a little ring terminal on it is the signal for the alternator light, and if it's not connected the light will be on. _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
