Date: July 1st 2009

I'll add that many check the battery terminal ends but not everyone
checks the other ends of the cable which can also be corroded or
loose.

-Pete

On 1 Jul 2009 at 14:40, Paul T. Kempkes wrote:

>
> (Apparently my first couple of tries at this reply didn't make it anywhere
> as I wasn't using plain text....sorry!!)
>
> The battery cables were checked out extensively this past winter when my
> starter went intermittent on me. So I don't think they are the culprit.
> And bonus this morning: All his testing yesterday was with the idiot lights
> off, but when I went to pick up the car this morning, the trio of idiot
> lights where back on at half brightness, so my mechanic again did a couple
> of things which reconfirmed In his mind that it was indeed the voltage
> regulator causing the grief. It made sense to me as he explained it, but
> I'm not fluent enough in automotive knowledge to adequately explain it
> except to say that the wiring diagram shows that the alternator, brake, and
> radiator fluid sensor all get a direct connection from the alternator and
> not the battery (on the plus side..). So when the alternator screws up,
> that would explain this trio of lights without having to resort to an
> esoteric short somewhere in the wiring harness. If I recall correctly,
> the mechanic increased the resistance against the alternator which caused
> the voltage regulator to click back on the way it should; and viola! The
> idiot lights are temporarily extinguished.
>
> I did clean off the batter terminals, but will take the time to clean off
> the other ends of the cables as well.just in case!
>
> We'll see if the other shop will do the right thing as far as the warranty
> goes. I think they will, since they are the ones who recommended I go see
> the "electrical expert guy". Pete: I will mention to the mechanic your
> experience; hope it helps them. Thanks!
> Paul K
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