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Originally Posted by optimusprime
I would change the voltage regulator . Also in the console you have bulbs that light up the dials ,, the row of bulbs on the bottom have to tell you all is working right . Can you see the charging light bulb as you switch on the key ?. without starting the engine .No charging light,, then its just a bulb replacment you need to do . If the bulb for the charging sequence is not iluminated it breakes the charge up citcuit . . And without the bulb in place battery will go flat .
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Not true at all. The rest of the lights that light up feed through diodes as a "backup" in case that bulb burns out. The only thing that turns them off is the alternator begins charging and their potential to ground disappears when it does.
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