Weird electrical issues

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

When your battery dies as you drive, the guages will be the first things to 
go, so that's likely what the flashing is about. At that point, find a safe 
landing spot, the whole car will konk out shortly after the guages go out, 
as "critical life functions" go dead. That's what mine did.
Cathy

>From: "Dave Ewing" <MK1Scirocco16v@comcast.net>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Weird electrical issues
>Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 03:14:56 -0700
>
>13.2 isn't bad.  13.5 to 14 is normal.  What do you mean when you say your
>battery went flat? If your alternator isn't working then you charging
>voltage would be 12 or less.  If your batery is dying as your driving then
>your alternator is bad if your battery is dying as it sits then you have a
>draw somewhere.
>
>
>Dave
>----- Original Message -----
>From: " Efrain A. Olivares" <eojr@earthlink.net>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 7:05 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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