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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 01:18 AM
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electrical problem??

hi,
Today i was driving and all my warning lights came on and the tacho went into volt meter mode, and i thought 'yep there goes another fan belt' but it wasnt..

i dont think its the altinator because it shows its charging up to 14v on the tacho, i cheaked the voltage across the battery to see if the regulator is gone but its was on 12v, so i got no idea where else to start looking for the answer?
and clues?
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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 01:23 AM
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Don't worry it was satan passing through your car.
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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 02:46 AM
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Originally posted by faye x7
Don't worry it was satan passing through your car.
gee thanks, im one step closer to solving this problem
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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 03:44 AM
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Well, I dont know if this helps, but on my car the few times the warning lights DIDNT come on was because of the "choke and check relay". I dont know if all the cars had one or not, but maybe yours is messing up?

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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 08:47 AM
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how can the choke relay be effecting it? i know the choke itself isnt effect it but where is the relay for it ??

also looking at ur last post about the fuseable links, cus this be the same thing? i had a quick look at them but didnt really check em out..
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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 09:15 AM
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Originally posted by djmickyg
how can the choke relay be effecting it? i know the choke itself isnt effect it but where is the relay for it ??

also looking at ur last post about the fuseable links, cus this be the same thing? i had a quick look at them but didnt really check em out..
The choke/check relay is under the hood on the passenger side.
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