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> flashing alt light, frustration.
orangecrate
post Aug 26 2026, 10:42 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) it's been sitting. The engine has been out. Throw it back together and put a new battery in. Turn on the key. Alt light flashes like it's tied to the emergency flasher . No power to the starter. (works just fine if jump it-- the starter) Headlights do not come on nor come up but the rest of the lights work. let's start with why the alt light is freaking out.. Why? No signs of rodent activity.

I'm beginning to really hate this car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif)
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post Aug 26 2026, 12:55 PM
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AS above, start with diagnosing one fault at a time. If it won't start, first make certain that the wiring is properly connected to the starter. If I remember correctly, one of the wires to the alternator is also connected to one of the two (2) terminals on the starter solenoid. It is possible to connect the wires improperly; I know this because my son did this to his 914.
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