At 05:14 PM 6/5/2002, Michael Blackburn wrote: >Now, is would appreciate some list knowledge... It seems to me that this >means the alternator is not charging my battery. Almost always true. In this case the dead battery is a clincher... > Since even a fairly bad >battery would not make the light go off while running unless the alternator >was not putting out enough juice. Anyone have any thoughts... How can I >test the alternator to see if it is cranking out enough amps? It isn't, see above. You can pull the regulator from the alternator -- brushes may be worn down or regulator may have failed. If that's not it, alternator itself needs repair/rebuild. d > Thanks for >any thoughts or ideas. -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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