Alternator sounds like a supercharger and im at 18 volts!!!
05-13-2009, 08:30 PM
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Alternator sounds like a supercharger and im at 18 volts!!!
Ok so the title says it all. My volts are at 18v and my alternator sounds supercharged. Which is pretty neat i suppose.
BUT. I was driving and turned my headlights on and what do you know they don't work anymore. So i guess this means they blew out cause of the 18volts. Well see. Are the Headlights fused???
WHAT DO I DO? So im guessing the alternator is pissed off or something. Its basically a braned new remanufactured one though. I read something online that said something about a voltage regulator or something that controls the volts... maybe that went bad.
If anyone has any insight on what my problem may be please respond soon. I wanna get to the track this weekend but i don't have headlights! THANKS.
BUT. I was driving and turned my headlights on and what do you know they don't work anymore. So i guess this means they blew out cause of the 18volts. Well see. Are the Headlights fused???
WHAT DO I DO? So im guessing the alternator is pissed off or something. Its basically a braned new remanufactured one though. I read something online that said something about a voltage regulator or something that controls the volts... maybe that went bad.
If anyone has any insight on what my problem may be please respond soon. I wanna get to the track this weekend but i don't have headlights! THANKS.
05-13-2009, 09:15 PM
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Re: Alternator sounds like a supercharger and im at 18 volts!!!
Time to replace the alternator, the voltage regulator is bad and is internal. The headlights sould be fused with a fuseable link at the starter.
05-13-2009, 09:59 PM
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Re: Alternator sounds like a supercharger and im at 18 volts!!!
Headlights are pretty tough, other lights should blow first. Take the alt. back and have it tested on their machine. Could be a bad connection somewhere but that would be a rare situation.
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