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Old May 23, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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battery light on

Hell of a day.

Yesterday I replaced all 3 cables as starts were barely cranking over.

This morning dead again, charged for 4 hours and barely made it to work.

Replaced both batteries at lunch as they failed tests.

the battery light still blinks, a/c is hot, airbag light comes on and off.

Replaced alternator, no change.

What next??

tia
 
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Old May 23, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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Check the 2 small wires that come out of the connector on the alt (Charge Sense wires) one of them has a fusible link in the harness.
 
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Old May 23, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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An Actual Fuse In The Harness?
 
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Old May 23, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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Its a soldered fusible link with heat shrink over it if the heat shrink is not smooth the link is blown.
 
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Old May 23, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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There is an orange wire and a green wire from the alternator but I wouldn't call it shrink wrap. It is the stock corregated plastic stuff. no way to see any "bulge"

when I hooked up the charger something might of fried.

It was reallly weird, the RPM guage was wigging out on me, jumping up and down. maybe a voltage regulator or fuse?

the large wire seems ok too. It looks like she'll be sitting til Monday. sigh.

camping tomorrow with the excursion sigh.

no fun climbing 6000 ft with a v-10. even with headers. Might as well take a yugo.
 
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Old May 24, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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anyone? anyone?

bueller? bueller?
 
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