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2wild4u355
rice boy
Joined: 10 Dec 2002
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 Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 1:01 am Post subject: charge light staying on |
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| hi i got a problem with my gem i think its pretty common but cant remember, what it is the charge light is staying on and the car wont idle, but it runs and as far as i know its still charging cause i drove it home and it still starts now, any tricks i should look at first? |
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g161strokeer
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Joined: 13 Aug 2002
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 3:24 am Post subject: Re: charge light staying on |
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check all your belts and shit are ok
last time it happened to em one of my belts were dragging on the floor |
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Danny
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: charge light staying on |
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last time it happened to me my alternator was fucked..
still charged but thats all it did |
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YellaTE
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Joined: 26 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 9:08 pm Post subject: Re: charge light staying on |
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| My charge light was coming on and my car would run for 20 secs and stop coz the alternator was shagged and I have a TE so the fuel pump runs off the alternator! |
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tx1975
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Joined: 21 May 2002
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: charge light staying on |
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| alternator regulator, its the black box on the side of engine bay |
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2wild4u355
rice boy
Joined: 10 Dec 2002
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 12:28 am Post subject: Re: charge light staying on |
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| thanks guys just fixed it revved the shit out of it and the charge light went off and it now idles. |
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Danny
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 2:12 am Post subject: Re: charge light staying on |
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| your alternator is on the way out then.. it will come back |
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2wild4u355
rice boy
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 12:29 am Post subject: Re: charge light staying on |
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| yeah i think it was more likely mud and dirt build up as i went to a rally track and thats when it happened |
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