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Old 10-28-2010, 11:00 AM
Mark DiSilvestro Mark DiSilvestro is offline
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Originally Posted by micalk View Post
How does that account for the alternator light being on when the ignition is off?
I believe a failed alternator diode can cause the light to stay on with the key off. In my case, with the faulty brush-alignment, the light would go on and off at random accompanied by a loss of charging, but didn't stay on with the key off.

Happy Motoring, Mark
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