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Old 09-23-2010, 05:35 PM
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Car has a new battery and alternator no under drive pullies but my battery light is flashing once in a while. Mostly at night stock battery gauge shows charge going down does it sound like something loose or maybe belt slipping or worn?

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Old 09-23-2010, 06:01 PM
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Where did the alternator come from and how old is it?
 
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Old 09-23-2010, 06:04 PM
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Brand new alternator from autozone been in about three weeks with no problems
 
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Old 09-23-2010, 06:09 PM
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Brand new or reman?
 
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Old 09-23-2010, 06:17 PM
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REMANFACTURED hope thats not the problem seems weird been all this time its been good today was first day I turned on ac
 
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Old 09-24-2010, 06:10 AM
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The AC will put a pretty good amp load on the alternator and at night with lights and sound system. Were you at an idle when this happened or were you at cruise speed.
If you were at idle, the next time it happens, give the engine a couple hundred rpms and see if the voltage jumps back up. When you turn your AC on does your engine rpm raise by itself?
Check it out and get back.
 
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Old 09-24-2010, 07:27 AM
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Also, do you have any added accessories such as a beefy sound system thumping at low rpm n such?

If revving the engine up a little solves the problem you can get an OVERDRIVE pulley for the alternator. And that will fix the problem, but sounds like that alternators dying anyways. When I get my HO alternator, it was dying out on me, and I had to send it back in. SO I'd probably send it back.
 
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Old 09-24-2010, 05:24 PM
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So all that happend last night while driving it wasn't showing a god charge lights seemed dim. At idle charge went almost rock bottom tried a little rev up and nothing light turned green and took off normally all the sudden everything went normal the next 1/2 mile to home as I pulled in to park lights were dim. Didn't even see the car today long day at work.
 
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Old 09-24-2010, 06:47 PM
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Take it back to AutoZone and get new a one. (alt.) Sounds like the regulator is bad.
 
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Old 09-25-2010, 04:08 AM
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Will be doing that this week end. Thanks
 
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Old 09-27-2010, 07:35 AM
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I have a reman Motorcraft alt for sale cheap. used it on my car for about 3 mos then went with a different combo that needed a different alt. PM me.
 
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Old 09-27-2010, 01:24 PM
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Horspla2000 sorry would love to found you earlier mine is a $214 warranty pos already exchanged and running
 
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