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| GreatPumpkin |
 Aug 26 2011, 10:26 PM
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while driving all of a sudden the red alternator light came on and stayed on until i got to my destination. i let the car sit for a few minutes, then i turned it back on an the alternator light was still on. in the operating manual it says something about a "loose or broken v-belt". or it could be a defective alternator. ive never had any problems with this until now and im a little nervous to keep driving it with the light on. does anyone know where is the "v-belt" located and how do i check to see if it is loose or broken? could it just be that the alternator has gone bad? could it be anything else causing the light to be on? Again i was driving the car with the light on butonly for a short distance, and it seemed to be running fine, the only problem was the light was on. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)
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| Drums66 |
Aug 27 2011, 11:36 AM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
.....Give a good visual inspection !st (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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GreatPumpkin red alternator light Aug 26 2011, 10:26 PM
rnellums pop the engine lid and feel down near the intake i... Aug 26 2011, 10:28 PM rnellums BTW, I drove my 914 for 600 miles without the gene... Aug 26 2011, 10:29 PM Kirmizi Also check to make sure none of your fuses have co... Aug 26 2011, 10:38 PM GreatPumpkin ok so i checked the belt and it has lots of tensio... Aug 26 2011, 10:39 PM yeahmag http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...ltern... Aug 26 2011, 10:41 PM GreatPumpkin i checked all of the fuses under the steering whee... Aug 26 2011, 11:02 PM
SirAndy does this mean the car is running off the battery?... Aug 26 2011, 11:08 PM Porscheman912 The big thing, is to start the car, and check the ... Aug 27 2011, 12:03 AM 76-914 You never had a problem with it before? How long h... Aug 27 2011, 02:13 AM edwin Might be worth checking the regulator. I had to re... Aug 27 2011, 06:03 AM rnellums Once you figure it out I have a regulator I don... Aug 27 2011, 06:46 AM rnellums Once you figure it out I have a regulator I don... Aug 27 2011, 06:46 AM underthetire See if you can borrow a regulator to try. Takes 5 ... Aug 27 2011, 11:43 AM John Have you been able to try a different voltage regu... Aug 27 2011, 04:43 PM 70 914 the red lite in my 914 is the OIL lite ! Aug 28 2011, 11:23 PM Vacca Rabite
the red lite in my 914 is the OIL lite !
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...you['re] not gonna crap your metaphorical ... Aug 31 2011, 02:18 PM Rand With the car running, wiggle the voltage regulator... Aug 31 2011, 02:46 PM Ductech artechnika you have a very good point there that i... Aug 31 2011, 02:56 PM |
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