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alternator annoyances



about a week ago, when i went out to start up my car when leaving work, the
battery idiot light was flickering upon startup and stayed lit......i
revved the motor a few times, and it eventually went off.....since then the
battery has not been charged by the alternator......

the car in question is an 81 rabbit with a 16v in it.....the car ran fine
for close to 2 years with this setup.....i cut the wire going to the idiot
light in the cluster and spliced a wire going directly to the alternator
housing that should excite the alternator to start charging, but the
battery light does not come on......i tried putting in a different cluster,
but the idiot light does not come on in that one either.....

anyone have a way to work around this problem?.....i need to get this car
back o n the road asap......i plan on swapping in a different alternator
tommorow to see if that might be the problem (i doubt it).....

dave



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