Here's the deal. My car is a 92 MT2 app, with 148k, auto, vert, power top in-op. DD right now 80 total miles per day. No special electronics. Alpine 126bt hu, with Alpine 5.25 on all 4 corners. Recently had a notice of loss of power and idle drop from 750 to 500. 2 weeks ago car sat for 8 hours. got in no start. That dreaded click,click,click. Dead battery. 2 year old Interstate. Got a jump. Zoom. Got a battery from a friend. (Thanks Peter Brown). One of those old school, white casing, original BMW batteries with the green "Im good" window. Charged that battery 24 hours. Put it in the car. Zoom. Put the Interstate on charge. While driving on the bmw original my anti lock light comes on. Oh shit alternator ????? Later that day. Got in the car. Nothing. no horn, no interior lights, no crank. zero. Jump start. Zoom.
Ok. Time to get the alternator checked. Took the car to an auto electric specialty shop. Bad diodes in the alterantor. Ok. Purchased a Bosch re-man. Thanks Rennie @ Redline. Still on the bmw original battery but tnought I would take the Interstate in for a look see. Advanced Auto battery check. Only place open that late. Your Interstate is trash. 2 years, Florida weather. Ok, Im good. Give me one of your Silver whatevers. Ok. Got home installed the alternator. New battery. Re built aternator. Im good. Got my meter out. Battery good. Start her up. Zoom. Im good. you know what happened. one week later. Nothing zero no ping no ding no daddy I love you nothing. She was lights out. Got a jump. Zoom. Back to advanced. Second battery. New New New battery. I want one off the truck. Zoom.
Checked for power draw. Nothing. Tell you what I did notice. Corrision on the positive battery lead. I just cleaned that off 2 weeks ago. WTF. not a lot but a little powder. Changed the positive connector. Here's another kicker. My ac was blowing tits every fresh battery. Like brand new. 134 conversion a year ago. And on a cold start, she doesnt hold idle. I mean no idle on a new icv. my idle is now 500 down to 300. Smoke test, thanks Peter @ Road and Race, pretty good size intake leak in the vcg. Ok I'll get new vcg and silicone. First thing i want to do is fix the charging issue. The gasket is easy. New battery, get her hot, and she stumbles up to 500 and holds steady. Not that one has anything to do with the other, just food for thought. I have never changed my TPS and the current one is not clicking. So I have ordered a new one. But damn.........................
Alright. Thats my story. Any help would be appreciated.
P.S. Thanks Jim Levie. Your're the best..............................G.
Ok. Time to get the alternator checked. Took the car to an auto electric specialty shop. Bad diodes in the alterantor. Ok. Purchased a Bosch re-man. Thanks Rennie @ Redline. Still on the bmw original battery but tnought I would take the Interstate in for a look see. Advanced Auto battery check. Only place open that late. Your Interstate is trash. 2 years, Florida weather. Ok, Im good. Give me one of your Silver whatevers. Ok. Got home installed the alternator. New battery. Re built aternator. Im good. Got my meter out. Battery good. Start her up. Zoom. Im good. you know what happened. one week later. Nothing zero no ping no ding no daddy I love you nothing. She was lights out. Got a jump. Zoom. Back to advanced. Second battery. New New New battery. I want one off the truck. Zoom.
Checked for power draw. Nothing. Tell you what I did notice. Corrision on the positive battery lead. I just cleaned that off 2 weeks ago. WTF. not a lot but a little powder. Changed the positive connector. Here's another kicker. My ac was blowing tits every fresh battery. Like brand new. 134 conversion a year ago. And on a cold start, she doesnt hold idle. I mean no idle on a new icv. my idle is now 500 down to 300. Smoke test, thanks Peter @ Road and Race, pretty good size intake leak in the vcg. Ok I'll get new vcg and silicone. First thing i want to do is fix the charging issue. The gasket is easy. New battery, get her hot, and she stumbles up to 500 and holds steady. Not that one has anything to do with the other, just food for thought. I have never changed my TPS and the current one is not clicking. So I have ordered a new one. But damn.........................
Alright. Thats my story. Any help would be appreciated.
P.S. Thanks Jim Levie. Your're the best..............................G.
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