water is bad..
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Teching In
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water is bad.. so i run up on a major rainstorm yesterday and hit a really deep puddle and immediatly my volt meter skyrockets as high as the gauge reads . i pull over for 20 mins and start the car again but did it again. so i tow it home ,let it sit overnight and started it today but it did the same ,its got a new alternator on it so im hoping that it is the problem since it has a warranty anybody have any other suggestions of what it could be? THANKS
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well i thought about that but i ntoticed when i started the car i noticed as the voltage ran up all the dash lights came on (abs ,airbag,etc.) and the lights got superbright and if you reved it it would get worse.
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Sounds like the voltage regulator is not regulating too well (it's an internal part of the alternator).
Get a real volt meter, hook it up parallel to the battery, and take a reading while playing with the rpms. It should not go above ~ 14.5V or so.
Get a real volt meter, hook it up parallel to the battery, and take a reading while playing with the rpms. It should not go above ~ 14.5V or so.
