alrite, so this morning im driving to school, and my battery gage is way
down, as in...cant really get any lower. i didnt even have the system
on, cuz my sister says it gives her a headache(ya i got roped into
driving her every day). so when i got to school, me and some of my
other friends had our everyday stereo showoff session.(some good
systems for a christian school). it works fine, but the gage is still
way down. after school...another stereo showoff session. works fine
again. i get home and leave the car running while i change for work in
case it decides to charge up. i come out, its still way down...turn on
the stereo. it plays like 3 hits and the whole thing cuts out. im like
ok, i need music. took the battery out of the van cuz nobody was using
it. same deal...battery's way down. it got me to work, without music.
at work during my break i play with the wire a little bit and it starte
charging. wow neat. so i park it, come back out after work...way down
again. play with the wires again, charges again. cool. and with the
stereo on moderate volume it starts dying again and even after i turn
it off it keeps going down and when i get home its all but dead again.
is it possible that the wire is loose, or is the alt. just working or
not working randomly?


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On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:29:59 +0000, KleenBayce
wrote:


alrite, so this morning im driving to school, and my battery gage is way
down, as in...cant really get any lower. i didnt even have the system
on, cuz my sister says it gives her a headache(ya i got roped into
driving her every day). so when i got to school, me and some of my
other friends had our everyday stereo showoff session.(some good
systems for a christian school). it works fine, but the gage is still
way down. after school...another stereo showoff session. works fine
again. i get home and leave the car running while i change for work in
case it decides to charge up. i come out, its still way down...turn on
the stereo. it plays like 3 hits and the whole thing cuts out. im like
ok, i need music. took the battery out of the van cuz nobody was using
it. same deal...battery's way down. it got me to work, without music.
at work during my break i play with the wire a little bit and it starte
charging. wow neat. so i park it, come back out after work...way down
again. play with the wires again, charges again. cool. and with the
stereo on moderate volume it starts dying again and even after i turn
it off it keeps going down and when i get home its all but dead again.
is it possible that the wire is loose, or is the alt. just working or
not working randomly?

If playing with the wiring causes it to start charging again, even
just for a little bit, I'd investigate your wiring further before you
write off the alternator. Whenever I've had an alternator fail, it's
just quit, rather than cutting in and out randomly.

Scott Gardner