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Topic: battery light is dim when engine is running

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battery light is dim when engine is running

Posted: 8/8/07 5:29am Message 11 of 12
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You can ground anywhere on the engine, or even the alt. bracket. If you're readings are at the batt, then the voltage is getting there from the alt, so that should be good.
I'm thinking a ground problem still in the cluster area. The proverbial "Needle in the Haystack" syndrome..


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battery light is dim when engine is running

Posted: 8/8/07 12:58pm Message 12 of 12
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I just had the same problem just yesterday, dim guage light, I took my car to NAPA and had the alternator checked and the voltgage was bad. I replaced the alternator and light is out, no charge, the alternator is lifetime warranted. good luck, Gene


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