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Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-05-2013, 04:47 AM

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Dim battery light. Sometimes!

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Posted By Gwalter

Resolution: The alternator was faulty. The...

Resolution: The alternator was faulty. The tests revealed a maximum output of 30 amps under load. So far the dim lights on the dashboard are not glowing. So, it looks like my mechanic solved the...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-22-2013, 05:39 AM

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Dim battery light. Sometimes!

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Posted By Gwalter

Update: I will let you know. I dropped the car...

Update: I will let you know. I dropped the car off at my expert mechanic for some services and he's planning on performing diagnostics on the alternator too. When he has the bottom pan/shields off...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-21-2013, 05:15 AM

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Dim battery light. Sometimes!

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Posted By Gwalter

AND, the whining noise in the engine bay (i.e....

AND, the whining noise in the engine bay (i.e. alternator straining?) is there too when they are glowing dimly. Appreciate any other ideas/advice. But it seems it's time to deal with testing the...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-21-2013, 05:11 AM

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Dim battery light. Sometimes!

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Posted By Gwalter

It's not fixed yet. I have had a multimeter on...

It's not fixed yet. I have had a multimeter on the battery in the past. Seemed it was a little low when the light was glowing (in the high 12 V range). When not glowing it was over 13 (don't recall...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-18-2013, 06:06 AM

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Dim battery light. Sometimes!

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Posted By Gwalter

Thanks guys. The thing on my mind is that I can...

Thanks guys. The thing on my mind is that I can make the problem appear or disappear (the majority of the time anyway) just by accelerating hard. If I hit 3500 or more rpm the dash lights begin to...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-17-2013, 04:43 PM

Replies: 11

Dim battery light. Sometimes!

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Posted By Gwalter

Dim battery light. Sometimes!

1992 w124 300D. Battery light and other dash warning lights sometimes dim. If I rev it "good" the lights will go out and stay that way until I rev it good again. When it does glow dim I can...

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