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Alternator Voltage - Went through the roof?
The other day I was driving in the rain for the first time since owning the car. (So Cal Weather )
I noticed that the wipers when set to high seemed to be going super fast and even faster, the faster I drove. I was going to do a post about the wipers, but soon into my drive my battery light came on and went on and off and then remained off. Last night I didn't have one headlight and both high beams were out. Fuse or short I thought. It was neither. I pulled one headlight to check it and it was cooked. I also noticed the reserve light and battery light had a very faint glow. Having a newer rebuilt alternator in my parts car I swapped it and the dash lights went back to normal. Replaced the headlights and all seems fine now. I can only assume that the alternator was pumping out way to much voltage and cooked the headlights and I think my clock. As a side note, I check the regulator and the brushes looked fine. Don
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1980 300TD-T (82 Turbo and Trans) 159,000 Miles "Jackie-O" 1983 300SD 272,000 Miles "Aristotle" 1987 Jeep Wagoneer Limited - keeps the MB's off the ice and out of the snow 1994 BMW 530it |
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Likely a bad regulator. Something in the electronics is probably fried. You'll need to replace the whole regulator, which is fortunately not a big deal.
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I just replaced my regulator. It is located on the rear of the alternator. Two screws hold it on. The new one will have a new set of brushes attached. Took about 5 minutes.
Joe
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Darn....
I guess the 126 wiper blades were not designed to do 5 swipes per second?...lol Don p.s. Having a spare alternator...I just replaced the whole unit.
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1980 300TD-T (82 Turbo and Trans) 159,000 Miles "Jackie-O" 1983 300SD 272,000 Miles "Aristotle" 1987 Jeep Wagoneer Limited - keeps the MB's off the ice and out of the snow 1994 BMW 530it |
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