Date:         Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:36:25 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Battery and OX light on
Comments: To: B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com>
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On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 12:27 PM, B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com>wrote:

> My battery and ox light keep coming on at the same time. They stay on for
> awhile then go out again.  I have the van parked now and while I have been
> checking the voltage at the alternator the lights have not gone back on. I
> think they will go back on again when I drive. The voltage at the alternator
> was 13.5.
> This may be a coincdecence but the OX light was on for my drip down
> yesterday and I crawled under the van to shut it off.
> Any suggestions and if by chance my alternator is bad how far can I drive
> on a battery without the headlights? I have a full Aux battery too.
> Thanks,Bryan


  I drove about 320 miles on my battery with a non-functioning alternator.
I too had a fully charged back up Aux battery, so I wasn't too worried about
it.

  Don Hanson

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