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Alright the other day i was on my way to the car show and i notice my t/c and my abs turned or somthing with abs and i was like ok just a hickup happens rarely but that it would stay on no matter what i did...........so i get to my buddies house and for some reason then my turning signals didnt want to work i was like..."huh? thats odd"...........so we leave his after packing somethings and my interior lights start dimming while im on the highway and i notice that my battery is draining and i tell myself **** my alternator died...........so at a stop light my car dies.........and my security light turns on.......i was baffled again...... then we push the car to a parking lot i get a jump but the battery still drains...so i take out the battery and take it a local auto parts store........... it checked out to be fine....... now today i take my alternator to check it out and it checked out alright as well what could it be? any ideas ?
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Connections on the battery, maybe? Or a broken exciter wire on the alt?
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Connections on the battery, maybe? Or a broken exciter wire on the alt?
checked all connections seem be doing good........batter connnections are fine
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Have you measured voltage on the exciter wire?
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no i still need to do that but i dont think thats it but will check it just in case
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Stab a multimeter into the post on the alt if its reading 13.8v then your your alt should be working, to test it under load your will need to take it to a parts store or turn on all the electrical stuff you can in the car.
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well we know the alternator is working what else could it be?
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Fusible link could be jacked up, I'd check every ground you can, the one next to the coil sometimes breaks or corrodes like a mf'er.
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Originally Posted by fex77k
Fusible link could be jacked up, I'd check every ground you can, the one next to the coil sometimes breaks or corrodes like a mf'er.
thanks man im going to get the car in my garage and lift it up to see what i can i see
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problem fixed i just put it back together but changed out bolts for better ones on the alternator and seems everything is fine now kinda weird but its fixed so im not complaining
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