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DJ Illuminati 02-23-10 05:08 PM

Electrical glitch, need advice
 
The car is a 1990 Turbo-II (just purchased)

I just de-greased the engine 4 days ago, and last night my girlfriend left the door ajar so the battery died.......

This morning I push started the car to kick the engine over and charge the battery.......now that the battery is charged I noticed that the voltage gauge stays at 12v even under heavy rev. I am worried that it isnt charging even though it is starting as normal now and came back to life.

I also noticed that now the Warning lights in the center dash are all lit....all of them.

My questions are;
Is this likely to be a fuse? If a fuse goes bad can it cause all of these issues, or should I be looking for a short in the wires? Is it likely that this is 2 problems and its a coincedence that they appeared at the same time?

I am still digging in my garage for the fuse-tester, but I would love any advice in the meen-time that could shorten the search of the problem.

DJ Illuminati 02-23-10 05:41 PM


Originally Posted by DJ Illuminati (Post 9824729)
The car is a 1990 Turbo-II (just purchased)

I just de-greased the engine 4 days ago, and last night my girlfriend left the door ajar so the battery died.......

This morning I push started the car to kick the engine over and charge the battery.......now that the battery is charged I noticed that the voltage gauge stays at 12v even under heavy rev. I am worried that it isnt charging even though it is starting as normal now and came back to life.

I also noticed that now the Warning lights in the center dash are all lit....all of them.

My questions are;
Is this likely to be a fuse? If a fuse goes bad can it cause all of these issues, or should I be looking for a short in the wires? Is it likely that this is 2 problems and its a coincedence that they appeared at the same time?

I am still digging in my garage for the fuse-tester, but I would love any advice in the meen-time that could shorten the search of the problem.

OK never mind...... fuses checked out, looks like I have an altenator that is on the way out........

SevenSlave 02-23-10 06:54 PM

Charge the battery before you replace the alternator, it puts too much stress on it. Thats probably what killed your old one.


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