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Re: Thanks for the replies!
Posted by Rob Hise-Denk [Email] (more from Rob Hise-Denk) on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:29:47
In Reply to: Thanks for the replies!, Larry, Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:23:41
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I'm going to assume that you mean that you can get the car to start if you charge the battery, but that it then drains the battery and dies when you run it.
One important thing to note is that the "battery light" does not tell you that you have a low battery. This light actually is there to tell you that your alternator is not charging your battery properly. "Charging light" is probably a more appropriate term. I'm not saying this to correct your vocabulary, but to make sure that you understand what it's telling you. Sorry if you already know this, but it needs to be said.
That said, it does indeed sound like you may have a bad crank pulley, considering that your power steering is suffering as well. I actually had a crank pulley on my 87 SPG completely disconnect itself from the crank once so that the crank spun freely inside it.
Another thing to consider, however, is actually the charging warning light bulb. This socket requires a special bulb. Although a regular dash light fits in the socket, putting a regular dash light in it will cause the electrical problems you've mentioned as well.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Insane with the spg..not charging!!, Larry, Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:05:01
- Re: Insane with the spg..not charging!!, t, Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:02:06
- Re: Insane with the spg..not charging!!, diskullman, Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:35:26
- Re: Insane with the spg..not charging!!, Rob Hise-Denk, Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:38:48
- Re: Insane with the spg..not charging!!, diskullman, Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:18:17
- Re: Insane with the spg..not charging!!, Paul Clifton, Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:53:03
- all else fails check the voltage regulator n/m, vvack0matic , Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:22:51
- Re: Insane with the spg..not charging!!, oldsaab, Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:20:28
- Re: Insane with the spg..not charging!!, Justin VanAbrahams , Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:13:19
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