RE: [DML] Electrical/Alternator Problem.

["John Hervey" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert, As the battery voltage goes down a lot of things will start to fail.
 Check the #161 battery light in the dash. When you turn there key on the
bulb should light and go off after the car starts to run. If the bulb is
burned out, the alternator looses it's exciter voltage to generate voltage.
John Hervey
www.specialtauto.com



-----Original Message-----
From: therealdmcvegas [mailto:dmcvegas@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 3:30 AM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] Electrical/Alternator Problem.


While driving home from work Friday afternoon, my alternator decided to quit
charging,
and the gagues decided to quit functioning as well. About 6-7 miles of
driving on battery
power alone got me safely home. But I am puzzled.

The oil temp gague is disconnected, but instead of pointing straight up, it
goes to the "L"
in the word "OIL", and my temp gague is reading hotter than normal. Not sure
if the fuel
gague is working still, but the Voltmeter is dead, and the Tach is stuck @
1900, like it is
when it's off. When I Put the ket in the "ON" position, NONE of the warning
lights in the
binnacle turn on.

If this was something as simple as a burned out lightbulb in the dash, for
the battery, I
wouldn't think that these other items would be affected. So I am curious as
to if there is
perhaps a common ground point (such as the one behind the radio) that may
have come
loose, and would have caused all of these problems, seeing as how grounding
problems
can cause such problems. Although another oddity is that with the key out,
my door
buzzer squeeled a couple of times, even though it's been disconnected from
the door
plunger.

Any ideas on this one? I had to leave for another engagement, and have not
even had time
to check up on the car since. Not even the fuses. But otherwise, the radio,
blower motor,
and most other accessories work fine. Although the turn signals did die on
me a couple of
weeks ago...

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"




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