[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: 200q warning light
Hairy green toads from Mars made Don & Lori say: > out driving my 1990 200q around in the wet slushly snow today. i stopped > briefly at a store. when i restarted the car the battery light warning > light would not go out. the parking brake warning light went dimmer when i > took the parking brake off, but it still lit. also the voltmeter which > usually shows 14 volts > now shows 10 volts. > > any thoughts on what to check appreciated Check the exciter wire to the alternator. That's a small blue wire that connects to the back of the alternator. On cars that old, the wire corrodes and breaks off, which will make the alternator fail to produce a charge. -- Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) duane@zk3.dec.com Compaq Computer Corporation (603)-884-1294 110 Spit Brook Road M/S ZKO3-3/U14 Nashua, NH 03062-2698 Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's too psychotic to express it
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