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Re: 99 alternator light on when car off, off when car o
Posted by Stefan (more from Stefan) on Tue, 9 Apr 2002 06:32:16
In Reply to: 99 alternator light on when car off, off when car on, saaboo, Mon, 8 Apr 2002 22:11:13
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Check if the alternator is charging the battery. It's probably a bad diode as KsKid mentioned. I had the same problem last summer, first I thought I had a wiring problem. You expect the light to be on when you're driving if something's wrong with the alternator. But if the diode(s) are busted the light behaves like that I've been told. For me, driving a 99-84 in Sweden, the junkyard saved my holiday for $30...
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Posts in this Thread:
- 99 alternator light on when car off, off when car on, saaboo, Mon, 8 Apr 2002 22:11:13
- Re: 99 alternator light on when car off, off when car on, saaboo, Tue, 9 Apr 2002 21:41:30
- Re: 99 alternator light on when car off, off when car o, Stefan, Tue, 9 Apr 2002 06:32:16 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 99 alternator light on when car off, off when car on, KsKid, Mon, 8 Apr 2002 22:30:23
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