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Jan 6, 2006 | 12:03 PM

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Ok i'll give that a test later today!

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Jan 6, 2006 | 08:26 PM

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Uh I'm a newbie but wouldn't a stretched serpentine belt or a faulty tensioner cause the same problemss?

Jan 6, 2006 | 11:41 PM

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Tensioner was checked during one of the many times i've had the belt off and the belt has less than 200 miles on it, i hope it's still good.

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Jan 15, 2010 | 09:57 PM

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I'm having the same issue with my 2000 WS6. I drive it every couple of months (but start it every week) and last time I took it for a spin the voltage was low then popped back up after a couple of miles. Now it won't come up at all. I was going to replace the alternator tomorrow but now this has me wondering if I should

Jan 16, 2010 | 12:49 AM

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Check the excitor wire, the wire that plugs into the top of the alternator. It supposed to tell the alternator when to charge. Could be broke, mine was. It´s a red thin one.

Jan 18, 2010 | 10:07 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by vikingramair

Check the excitor wire, the wire that plugs into the top of the alternator. It supposed to tell the alternator when to charge. Could be broke, mine was. It´s a red thin one.

I was having a fluctuating voltmeter bouncing between 13 and 14 volts, and so I replaced the battery thinking it was on its way out. The problem didn't get any better with a new battery, so I started thinking about the alternator.

After reading the above post, I pulled off the top connector tonight to inspect the excitor wire and connection, and plugged it back in, and now my problem is gone. The wire wasn't broken, but I think it just had a bad/dirty connection, and just unplugging it and plugging it back in was enough to make a more solid electrical connection on the pin. So I think I have fingered the problem. Thanks for pointing me in this direction, you saved me buying a new alternator.

Jan 19, 2010 | 11:22 AM

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