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should i be concerned with my alternator

  • Thread starter Thread starter fivespeedsteed
  • Start date Start date Mar 21, 2007

fivespeedsteed

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  • Mar 21, 2007
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i noticed it when the interior was out, i could hear the fuel pump slow down...

when i sit at a light with no lights no brake pedal no heater, ect. voltmeter shows about 3/4 up the gauge. when i sit at a light with low beams, fogs, heater, radio and brakes on it drops to about 1/4, i can relaly bog it down by pressing up on my window switches when the windows are up. is the voltmeter supposed to chill in one place, or change?

if i need a new alternator don't tell me unless i really really need to, (see other threads about things continuing to break)....
 

bloopbloob

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  • Mar 21, 2007
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well mine does exactly that, and i'm looking for a 3g upgrade now. the stock alt. is garbage to start with, and i think mines on its last legs. if i drive at night with the lights on for any length of time, it's 50/50 if it will even start the next day. couldn't even run the heater in the winter! i just had to get pushed out of the car wash 2 days ago because of this!!! not cool.... .
- it will drop at idle for sure when you put strain on the battery, but mine just got progressively worse (quite quickly) until it is now unreliable....
 

JGT

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you're fine.
you should be concerned when you're driving and it's still reading low.
 

fivespeedsteed

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k thanks.
 
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