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battery light #44250 05/23/01 08:34 PM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 9 california R rrah25 OP Junior Member
OP rrah25 Junior Member R Joined: May 2001 Posts: 9 california	The battery light on my 98 1/2 svt has been turning on when the tac goes above 4500, had the alt tested, belts changed and still it comes on. Now its turining on aboce 3500 does any body know what it could be?

Re: battery light #44251 05/23/01 10:03 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,367 Jerzee S SVTour98 Member
SVTour98 Member S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,367 Jerzee	Sounds to me like a bad alternator or voltage regulator. Do your lights dim? I had the same problem in my Cougar and it turned out to be the voltage regulator. -Dan 1998.5 SVT "Black and Blue" #5292 See here for MOD list. "Washing your car to make it rain does not work."

Re: battery light #44252 05/24/01 12:48 AM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 9 california R rrah25 OP Junior Member
OP rrah25 Junior Member R Joined: May 2001 Posts: 9 california	well the alternator was checked and it was still giving the right juice when revved the lights dim very slightly so maybe its the regulator, how much would a replacement be?

Re: battery light #44253 11/21/01 08:21 AM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 11 California R Rich's 99 SE Junior Member
Rich's 99 SE Junior Member R Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 11 California	I'm having the exact same problem with my 99 contour. While driving at night, when the batterry light goes on, the headlights brighten as well as the speedometers (a surge of power) I haven't fixed mine yet... let me know what the diagnosis is... ------------------------------ 1999 SE Sport ATX, Red, 2.5l v6 Eats ricers for breakfast Currently No mods

Re: battery light #44254 11/21/01 04:13 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,567 Windsor, CT J JSmith Member
JSmith Member J Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,567 Windsor, CT	Quote: Originally posted by Rich's 99 SE: I'm having the exact same problem with my 99 contour. While driving at night, when the batterry light goes on, the headlights brighten as well as the speedometers (a surge of power) I haven't fixed mine yet... let me know what the diagnosis is... voltage regulator, change it "careful man, there's a beverage here." e-mail: boseraq@hotmail.com aol IM: madhat1412

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