It has only happened twice; both times I was a a poker game and the car was parked on the street out in the rain. And I mean rain. Down here in the tropics during the rainy season we can have 4 to 6 inches of rain in an hour. When I started the car the alternator light was on. It went on and off intermittently for maybe ten minutes, dimming or going off with increased engine RPM's. It has never happened otherwise, not while driving in the rain nor when driving or starting the car when the weather is dry.

There are no water leaks through the firewall (hood hinge wells and under the battery). I fixed all of that.

You would expect the problem to occur while driving and water is being driven into the engine compartment, but sitting still on almost level street pavement?

Richard

Condensation? Maybe the belt was slipping.. ??

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1979 300D 220 K miles
1995 C280 109 K miles
1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD
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1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents) *SOLD.
SAN FRANCISCO/(*San Diego)
1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD

niceeee

belt tension as described above


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