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by **rollas22** » Mon May 09, 2005 10:07 pm

After getting a new battery yesterday the car ran fine, started 1st go every ime, untill this eening, drove for 5mins with lights on ad oticed the dash lighs getting dimmer, parked and turned off car. Went to start and it wouldt start, so i crash started it and it went fine untill the next stop, had to crash sart again, then my lights fully died...
Is this a ALTERNATOR problem??? or could it be something else??

by **Lloyd** » Mon May 09, 2005 10:17 pm

Get it running and check the voltage at the battery. If its not over 13.5V then you're got a bit of an alternator problem. Chuck fusable links and so on as you might have blown something when putting the new battery in. Either that or the alternator is buggered or not plugged in

by **rollas22** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:35 am

Ok, i charged the battery lastnite and put in this morning and it started 1st go, so im guessin the alternator is draining my battery... am i right?

by **ants_ae92** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:41 am

Not draining your battery.

Just not charging your battery after your lights ignition use the power from the battery.

by **rollas22** » Tue May 10, 2005 10:42 am

hmmm so its charging the battery with no lights, but when lights are used its not charging the battery... Ive dropt it off at the auto electrican now, so they can take a look at it.

by **ants_ae92** » Tue May 10, 2005 10:45 am

Definitely sounds like an alternator related problem. Could just be getting worn out and need new bushes etc. They will be able to sort it out for ya.

by **rollas22** » Tue May 10, 2005 12:35 pm

Problem found! yay....
it was the regulator in the alternator, so all getting fixed now, and new belt put on. Costing $170 all up tho :evil:

by **spencer** » Tue May 10, 2005 12:47 pm

rollas22 wrote:hmmm so its charging the battery with no lights, but when lights are used its not charging the battery... Ive dropt it off at the auto electrican now, so they can take a look at it.

That cracks me up its wasnt chargeing at all, lights just drain the battery quicker. My farm car goes for weeks on the batt with a stuffed alternator

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