Re: Alternator Light on 93 164L

[Bernie & Diana Bennett <bennetts@domain.elided>]

Jerry:

Belt is very hard to get tight enough. Use a big bar. I'd guess your new belt is
slipping. Wait til you use the car in the rain.<g>.

Best Wishes,
Bernie Bennett
Brenham, TX USA

GLewis4457@domain.elided wrote:

> Just started acting up on saturday. Started the car normally and the
> alternator idiot light lit up and stayed lit after the engine started and ran
> normally. After running a few minutes, 3 or 4, it went out. Then it would
> periodically come back on for a few seconds, and then go out again. Revving
> the engine does not seem to help. It has a new belt that was installed when
> having the valves done, just 1K miles ago. Otherwise the car runs normally.
> The voltmeter reads a normal and stable 14+V and there is no light
> fluctuations during night driving. Could this be just the internal voltage
> regulator (easy to fix) or should I just pop for a rebuild? Help and advice
> appreciated...Jerry in Houston
>
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