Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 16:34:26 -0700 From: Gemini Jackson <geminijacksonnospamail.com> Subject: Re: New to saab, sucks so far.
On 1 Jul 2004 18:47:20 GMT, Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote: >On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 14:41:06 -0700, Gemini Jackson <geminijacksonnospamail.com> wrote: >>>"How to ask questions the smart way" - >>>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqa/smart-questions.html >> >> Dead link. > >'faqs' rather than 'faqa'. > >>>Among other things, gives examples of what does, and doesn't work. >>>Hopefully you'll read it instead of taking this suggestion as a slam >>>of some sort. >> >> No slam taken. Here's this mornings update. I put everything I'd >> taken off back on, (belt, air filter, wire to alternator) and charged >> the battery all night on a slow charge. This morning it was sitting >> at about 13.5v. Cranked 'er up, it dropped and held at 12.3v. > >You're not charging then. Should be, what, 14.6 volts when it's >charging I think. Right around. > >> But it >> did seem to be holding. The whole time the battery indicator on the >> dash was displayed. > >Yup, it would be. > >> I've been open to it all along, but I am starting >> to think that you're all possibly correct, that perhaps it is >> something other than the alternator. But at the moment I'm at a loss. > >Three words: "Voltage regulator".+ I've certainly considered this, but herein lies the problem. I can barely get to the alternator, and it does have the built-in regulator. I have yet to find a manual for this type of work, or even a website with decent instructions. http://www.autorepairmanuals.biz/site/573683/product/080197920X is the best I can find. >>>Is the voltage regulator built into this alternator? Do you know the >>>regulator isn't the problem? If it's the problem, even if it's in the >>>alternator, it can be replaced separately without having to go through >>>the hassle of removing the alternator. >> >> Yes it is. No I don't. And that's good to know. > >Alternators are a fairly basic electromechanical assembly. The >voltage regulator and diodes are much, much more likely to be the >failure point. Now, the VR might not be the _root cause_ of the >failure, something else may have caused it to go. But, any decent >automotive electrical place will be able to tell you if it's the >VR or the alternator itself. (if they can't, then they're just >parts salesmen). I've been through the yellow pages in my and all surrounding counties, and the only place I can find that will even touch the car is a 'parts salesman'. Other than the dealer in Atlanta, that is.
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