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Aug 24, 2009 | 08:51 PM

03_GT

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What can cause this?

while driving i see my battery light blink, so i look at the gauge and its reading High, So i turned my brights on and after a few seconds it was back to reading normal.

What would casue this?

Aug 24, 2009 | 09:23 PM

lazyhomie1908

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Bad alternator perhaps. Seems to me like the alternator is over charging the battery. Its a regulator or something like that that goes bad inside the alt.

Aug 25, 2009 | 04:59 AM

03_GT

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Its a brand new Alt.

Aug 25, 2009 | 06:09 AM

audikillsbmw

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Brand new, or remanufactured?

Aug 25, 2009 | 07:20 AM

Black Sunshine

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 03_GT

What would casue this?

The Mustang gremlins! You need to get a catholic priest to perform an exorcism to kill those little bastards. But make sure you protect your *** while it's all happening.

Aug 25, 2009 | 07:26 AM

Pyrosis

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Sunshine

The Mustang gremlins! You need to get a catholic priest to perform an exorcism to kill those little bastards. But make sure you protect your *** while it's all happening.

lol +2 but if its brand new theres gotta be a warranty, take it back and get a new one

Aug 25, 2009 | 09:40 AM

wildride02gt

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I agree, thats almost certainly a bad regulator in the alternator. nothing to do about it but replace the alternator. depending on when and where you got it, you should have some kinda warranty on it.

Aug 25, 2009 | 02:12 PM

03_GT

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its new and got a warrenty. Taking it back this weekend.

Aug 25, 2009 | 02:20 PM

Leonide

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Sunshine

The Mustang gremlins! You need to get a catholic priest to perform an exorcism to kill those little bastards. But make sure you protect your *** while it's all happening.

i have serious gremlins...i hate those bastards. i'm just about to give up and sent it off to be excorsized ( the mechanic).

Aug 26, 2009 | 08:35 PM

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pwd72s

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Have you run a voltage test? A multimeter can be a diagnostic friend...

Aug 27, 2009 | 03:06 AM

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garrett01001

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Sunshine

The Mustang gremlins! You need to get a catholic priest to perform an exorcism to kill those little bastards. But make sure you protect your *** while it's all happening.

Or just sprinkle some holy water on it (probably not while the car is on though)