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Old 02-16-05, 12:51 AM
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Faulty Alternator?
What are the symptoms of a faulty alt. on an fd?
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Old 02-16-05, 12:55 AM
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Your "charge" light will come on. Letting you know there is a problem, be it overcharging or under.Then follow the FSM procedures for checking it.

Dead battery, charginging rate under 14 Volts DC( or in the near range)
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More importantly, what are your symptoms?
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I have none I was just suspicious. Trying to look at all angles while troubleshooting my boost issue....
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when i had to replace mine, the ex. overheat light, check engine, and battery light were on and the gauges would frequently dim.
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in mine...the voltage would be fine until i boosted just one time then it would drop down to 11s and stay there...kept killing my batteries then figured it had to be the alternator...sure enough it was
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