Denny,
This is somewhat of a shot in the dark, but you might check the wires that are
hooked to the starter and make sure they are hooked up correctly and that none
of
them (especially the heavy brown ones) are intermittently shorting out.
Kevin Brown
Odessa, MO
DBAVERY1@aol.com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Well the good news is we completed another long trip this weekend and had
> excellent top down weather. Went from Lansing, MI area to Madison, WI and
> back. I did have a problem however and wondered if anyone can offer help.
>
> We left Friday night the entire trip requirred headlights and the only other
> thing going was the radio. After 5 hours of the trip the ignition light came
> on real faint. I turned off the radio and that was enough for the light to
> go off. It flickered a couple more times on the remaining 2 hours of driving.
> When I stopped and turned off the ignition key the ignition light came on
> bright - key off and out of the ignition. I unhooked the battery cable so the
> battery wouldn't drain.
>
> The next day I hooked up the cable and the ignition light was on all the time.
> Well it was alternator time. Hard to find anyone with one on short notice but
> I got a rebuilt from a Madison parts house and the car was back to charging
> perfectly.
>
> Well now goes the trip home - this time full daylight so NO headlights on and
> we didn't listen to the radio the entire trip so no accessories used. Again
> about 5 + hours out and we stopped for a bite to eat. When I started the car
> the ignition light was lit dimly. If I got the car up to 3500 RPM the light
> would go off so it appeared it was NOT charging at speeds up to 3500 RPM.
> Well I finished the trip at 3500 RPM and am safely home.
>
> When I got home I felt the alternator and it was very warm but I've never
> tried touching it after a trip so I don't know if it is hotter than normal or
> not. I felt all the wires from the alternator and they were fine - felt cool
> so I figured it wasn't a big draw causing the problem.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions what might be going on? Did I just get a bad
> alternator on the rebuild? The starter just went out prior to the trip so
> that was new at the start also. Any help or suggestions will be appreciated.
>
> Denny
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