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    Wtf alternator stuffs

    On the way to work today a few dashlights came on. The battery light was lit dimly, the ABS light came on bright, and the brake fluid and parking brake lights came on dimly, too.

    Got home and checked the battery voltage with the car running and it was like 11.3. :crazy:

    Checked voltage at the alternator and it was the same, sooo, clearly I need a new one.

    My question is, would low voltage cause any of those lights to come on (obviously the battery light, but the rest, wtf)? The car ran great before today (still runs good with low voltage) and I never had any lights lit on the dash before. I'm anal about everything working right so this is bugging the shit out of me. :hitler:

    Matt
    Matt

    Originally posted by slammin.e28guy
    I pack my CD player with asbestos. Those mother fuckers pay dearly for stealing my shit.
    Originally posted by kronus
    try whacking parts of the motor with a wrench while yelling "YOU WANT SUMMA DIS? HUH?"
    Originally posted by chadthestampede
    This is like a reverse build thread; it starts out nice and gets shitty.

    #2
    You check the Alt. belt? Maybe its slipping or you have a bad alty

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      #3
      Matt, I forgot what year and model your car is.

      The issue you are describing could easily be backfeeding through the alternators field wire

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        #4
        Yeah, first thing I did was tighten the belt. Didn't help. So I just got a rebuilt one from Autozone. Now I'm getting 13.7 volts at idle and all the lights are back off. :D

        Matt
        Matt

        Originally posted by slammin.e28guy
        I pack my CD player with asbestos. Those mother fuckers pay dearly for stealing my shit.
        Originally posted by kronus
        try whacking parts of the motor with a wrench while yelling "YOU WANT SUMMA DIS? HUH?"
        Originally posted by chadthestampede
        This is like a reverse build thread; it starts out nice and gets shitty.

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