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Posted on 07/04/2014 6:52:19 PM PDT by djf
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posted on
07/04/2014 6:52:19 PM PDT
by
djf
To: djf
BTW, running at idle with the new battery gives about 13.8 volts - totally normal.
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posted on
07/04/2014 6:53:53 PM PDT
by
djf
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To: djf
Have you checked the fuses and the relays?
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posted on
07/04/2014 6:54:05 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Ted Cruz-Rand Paul 2016)
To: djf
Probably bad voltage regulator....
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posted on
07/04/2014 6:55:28 PM PDT
by
freebilly
(How about this-- we stop trying to elect the unelectable)
To: Perdogg
Yup.
Not sure if I got them all, it has some fusible links, etc.
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posted on
07/04/2014 6:56:27 PM PDT
by
djf
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To: djf
There is a lot of information about that
HERE
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posted on
07/04/2014 6:57:23 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Conservatism is the political disposition of grown-ups.)
To: djf
Most regulators are built into the alternator, even in 94. Know that’s the case for Hondas and Toyotas of the same age.
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posted on
07/04/2014 6:58:19 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
To: djf
Are you sure the regulator isn’t built into the alternator?
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posted on
07/04/2014 6:59:02 PM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
(I am a citizen of an idea called America.)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult; Balding_Eagle
Oh it is built in. I’m just trying to figure out if it even needs it - yet!
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posted on
07/04/2014 7:05:15 PM PDT
by
djf
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To: djf
Sounds like a bad voltage regulator.
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posted on
07/04/2014 7:06:50 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
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To: djf
It’s your alternator which has an internal regulator....if it is the original equipment....it’s almost 20 years old
Time for a new one....
Thankfully it’s a Nissan, if it was a Chevy, you already be on your second or third replacement...
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posted on
07/04/2014 7:08:09 PM PDT
by
Popman
("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
To: djf
Have you tried turning it off and rebooting it?
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posted on
07/04/2014 7:08:54 PM PDT
by
RetiredTexasVet
(Surgeon General Warning: Operation of Government Motors vehicles may be hazardous to your health)
To: djf
It behaves as if the alternator was functioning backwards.
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posted on
07/04/2014 7:16:49 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: djf
You could have high resistance caused by corrosion in one of the battery cables or terminals. This can cause the regulator to crank out too much voltage and light the lamp.
It could also be caused by a bad or weak diode in the Alternator. Any good parts store can check the Alternator and tell you what if anything is at fault.
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posted on
07/04/2014 7:16:59 PM PDT
by
PeaceBeWithYou
(De Oppresso Liber! (50 million and counting in Afghanistan and Iraq))
To: reg45
I would replace the alternator before it kills another battery.
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posted on
07/04/2014 7:19:18 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: djf
Very likely, it’s a Windows 8 problem. Always is.
Either that, or it’s Bush’s fault.
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posted on
07/04/2014 7:22:38 PM PDT
by
adorno
(Y)
To: reg45
The battery was from 2006. So it was due...
Two mornings I went out there and it was deader than a doornail.
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posted on
07/04/2014 7:23:15 PM PDT
by
djf
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To: djf
If you can get the alternator out, most part stores will test it for free.
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posted on
07/04/2014 7:24:21 PM PDT
by
lacrew
(Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
To: djf
Have you checked the blinker fluid?
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posted on
07/04/2014 7:29:35 PM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
To: lacrew
Well, I put it in, so I should be able to get it out. But if it’s gonna get better, then I don’t need to.
I’ll let it sit for the night.
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posted on
07/04/2014 7:36:01 PM PDT
by
djf
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