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03-28-2007, 10:51 AM
K, today my battery light came on......I checked the battery, altenator, starter, everything was good. I also checked for bad wires and fuses....again, evrthing is goo.....anybody got any ideas??
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03-28-2007, 11:50 AM (This post was last modified: 03-28-2007, 11:50 AM by SmokeBCBuDZ.)
redZX3,Mar 28 2007, 12:51 AM Wrote:K, today my battery light came on......I checked the battery, altenator, starter, everything was good. I also checked for bad wires and fuses....again, evrthing is goo.....anybody got any ideas??
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When u say checked... did u actually load test the battery? or test your charging system?
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03-28-2007, 12:12 PM
Best case: You have a loose connection. Tighten everything up, especially the battery
Worst Case: A new Alternator is needed.
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03-28-2007, 12:21 PM
Ya i had this happen to me, turned out to be a loose terminal connection on the battery.
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03-28-2007, 01:50 PM
I load tested the battery, which is brand new it was okay. I am going to clean the battery posts and make sure that isnt the problem.....even though they did look pretty good tonight when I took them off
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03-28-2007, 11:04 PM (This post was last modified: 03-28-2007, 11:29 PM by Mason.)
redZX3,Mar 27 2007, 11:50 PM Wrote:I load tested the battery, which is brand new it was okay. I am going to clean the battery posts and make sure that isnt the problem.....even though they did look pretty good tonight when I took them off
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Have the alternator tested. Aswell make sure the ground for your battery has a clean contact.

And you dont need the alternator pulled out to do it. Have a midtronics test run on it. My work does it for free if you consider it.
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