Re: Battery Light always on since alarm removal

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

There should have been no direct connections of the alarm into the 
charging circuit. The only way to check the alternater is to use an 
alternater tester (preferably on a test bench to rule out a wiring 
problem in the car). Before going that route first check all of the 
connections on the alternater, battery, frame, ground straps etc. Make 
sure the belt is not slipping and the battery is good.
As far as the car going dead make sure that the door switches shut 
the lights off when the door is closed. If you keep the interior 
courtesy lights off all of the time the only lights that go on are the 
3 in the doors. Without the interior lights on you don't know if the 
lights are really going off when the doors are closed. There are 
supposed to be little rubber caps on the ends of the door switches, 
when the are worn or missing the switches don't shut the lights off. 
You can get by with a short piece of vacuum hose slipped over the end 
or just pull the wires off and see what happens. Many owners install a 
master switch which wil help.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757




--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Jack Stiefel" <jackstiefel@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> I had an alarm removed last spring. Since then the battery light 
has
> remained on all the time. The car seems to be charging alright, the
> gauges show the system charging. The battery does run dead after a 
long
> time sitting (I do have a cd changer and aftermarket radio that do 
take