my life sucks, help?

5.0Droptop

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its external on the 3g. Its on the back of the alt. Grey box thingy.

 

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When you rev the engine does the voltage spike up beyond 16 volts.
A short can cause the light to stay on also.

 

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is it possible to replace just the regulator without changing out the whole alt?

it's not a big deal, i've already talked to PA-performance and they said they'd send me a new alt and i'd have it by tuesday... i just dont want to chance beaking that crappy alt bracket again, what a headache that was trying to find

 

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5.0Droptop said:

When you rev the engine does the voltage spike up beyond 16 volts.
A short can cause the light to stay on also.

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the autometer voltmeter i have in the car doesnt move past 14 volts when i rev the motor, but my multimeter at the battery says either 14 or 15V

 

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It should have 2 screws on it that retains it. Im not sure if you can buy just a regulator though.

 

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That sounds normal to me. 14-16 is normal. I would check your wires and make sure everything is tight and nothing is shorting out.

 

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ah okay, what an annoying problem, i hate electrical gremlins

i've double, triple and quadruple checked my wiring, i'm stumped at this point

 

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It could be a internal problem with the alt. Have them send a new one and swap em out.

My battery light stayed on when my volt reg went bad but it would spike into the red on the stock gauge when I reved it.

 

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The regulator has not been replaceable in my experience. I am sure there is a way but none of the parts chains I checked carry just that. 15+ volts is too much, at 16v some things will start to break, mostley computer controlled parts that dont regulate themselves. At least they are sending you out a new one. You could swap the regulator out but I would just change the whole alt over. As Shawn had sai it may have an internal problem that caused the regulator to burn out.

 

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alrighty, i guess i'll swap it out for the new one they send, maybe this time i'll order the flat black case like i regretted not buying the first time

thanks for all the help guys

Chris