Lets talk about voltage.

[mardak at gmail.com (Mark F.)]

On 11/7/05, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> I'm buying an alternator aren't I?? And
> where's a good place to get one? I keep hearing myths of cheap Bosch ones
> at Canadian Tire, they want $279, since I won't have a core. That doesn't
> seem that cheap to me.


I'm sure I have a core somewhere in my pile-o-parts...  Let me know if
you need one...  Why can't you use your current alt. as a core?


> Also, the fuel pump seems noisier when the voltage dips. Is this a case of
> "bad fuel pump causes the draw", or "fuel pump gets noisy when it doesn't
> have enough juice". The car seems to accelerate smoothly enough, it just
> dies at idle with a ton of accessories running.


I'm guessing the pump runs noisier when the voltage is low, vs. it
being the problem.

Later,

Mark - confirmed cancer-free today after a bit of a scare...  (Yay!)
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