Date:         Mon, 28 Aug 2000 15:32:58 PDT
Reply-To:     Mark Dorm <mark_hb@hotmail.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Dorm <mark_hb@hotmail.com>
Subject:      Re: battery light help
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If you drove the new battery with the bad alternator the battery could be
ruined - if you use the new alternator to charge a nearly dead battery you
can damage the alternator (the more times you do this the more it becomes
true). There's a guy around who makes a living rebuilding alternators  - he
recommends to charge a dead battery with a battery charger not the
alternator (like if you're stranded, you get a jump, then go home and charge
it fully on a battery charger).

He said that he puts in new bearing and won't reuse the old - but the
suppliers to flaps buy these used bearings from him and put them in their
rebuilds.


>From: kevin leong <k_leong@yahoo.com>
>
>I just got back from a trip and the alternator went.
>I replaced the alternator but the battery light on the
>dash stays on in park or neutral.  In Drive, 1st or
>2nd, the light goes out.  My van is an automatic and I
>was wondering if anyone every had this problem before?
>I just bought a new battery too, so I ruled that out,
>and the it doesn't start in gear, ruling out the
>neutral safety switch.  Thanks in advance for any help
>from the list!!!!
>
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