Weird electrical issues

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

check the voltage directly at the alternator (from the output line to the
alternator housing). the output voltage will likely be ~14. when your
power/ground wires are old, they act resistive, probably resistive enough to
cause a .8 drop.
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: " Efrain A. Olivares" <eojr@earthlink.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 10:05 PM
Subject: Weird electrical issues


> My battery recently went flat and when I replaced it I checked the voltage
that the alternator was putting out: 13.2, so I guess the alternator I
bought six months ago is a dud. Also, the car recently started to do
something strange - the oil temp gauge will bounce erraticaly, and at the
same time the light inside the water temp gauge starts to flash. It is very
intermittent, the belts are good, and I can't figure out what the deal is.
Any ideas?
>
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