I’m cooking, I mean really, so quick.... Alternator voltage reg... brushes worn out. My first guess Alistair > On Apr 7, 2020, at 7:31 PM, Gregg Carlen <gricha@verizon.net> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I’m cruising along this evening about 60mph on the road and my battery light comes on. I slowed and it went out. > > After some trial and error, I figured out everything is okay if I keep the rpms under 3200. If I go over that, the battery light comes on, and very soon the dashboard lights dim and headlights dim. I let off the gas to get under 3200 rpm and the battery idiot light goes out and everything brightens up again. > > Could my voltage regulator be going bad? Alternator? Something else I should look at? > > I’m still traveling, so hopefully o can nurse it the rest of the way home. > > FYI; 1990, almost everything stock on a 2.1l. Don’t have access to my records right now, but o don’t think the alternator is more than 5-10 years old. The belt was just recently replaced. Had about 0.5 - 1” flex in it. Could it be too tight? > > Thanks in advance for any advice! > > Gregg > 90 Westy |
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