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Bad Alternator? #44700 07/11/01 04:55 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 705 Worcester, MA, USA S SVT OP Member
OP SVT Member S Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 705 Worcester, MA, USA	I have a 98 SVT with 50,000mi. I am now getting a noticible pulse in brightness of dash lights and overhead interior lights. I the pulse quickens with a rise in rpms. I have installed an OPTIMA battery last fall. Additionally I have a stereo amp that I fail to turn off every day (which could have been the demise of the original). The car turns over rapidly and the pulse almost could be defined as a surge, as if the voltage regulator was shot. I have no problems starting but as of this morning the battery warning light has begun to flash in conjuction with the dsah lights. Any Ideas? Thanks Ryan Toreador Red 1998 SVT #2843 "Performance in the hands of few"

Re: Bad Alternator? #44701 07/11/01 10:12 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 5,805 Rockford Mi USA T Terry Haines Member
Terry Haines Member T Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 5,805 Rockford Mi USA	Sounds like the diode pack is on its way out in the alternator,use a dightal v/meter,should get 13.5-15volts steady at around 1200rpm with all loads off. V6 MTX 'Don't p**s up my back then tell me it's raining!!!" 'Its only nuts & bolts!' 'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....! Haines Motor Sports Inc, Dealer for 'Quaife America' & 'Autotech Sport Tuning' SOLE USA Dealer for the American Axle 'AUSSIE BAR'... Get a Turbo for you Zetec from HMS Inc...by 'The Demon' ...www.DemonDynamics.co.uk ..don't talk about it DO IT !!!

Re: Bad Alternator? #44702 11/02/01 12:47 AM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 47 Savannah Ga. USA M MCJ777 Member
MCJ777 Member M Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 47 Savannah Ga. USA	On my 96 Contour my lights started to dim as well as my transmission did not shift into overdrive and my car was idling high before this happen, my car was warm though. Do you think this might be my alternator and if it is tell me how much this is going to cost me??

Re: Bad Alternator? #44703 11/02/01 02:55 AM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,899 The land of B18s T TheGSRGuy Member
TheGSRGuy Member T Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,899 The land of B18s	I posted about this before, but I noticed that if you have the high beams in the low position and hit your turn signal, the alternator overloads or something and that headlamp dims with each flash.... Dan Parmelee 1999 Acura Integra SiR-G coupe "I heard Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms" "Word, bitch! Phantoms like a muhfuka"

Re: Bad Alternator? #44704 11/02/01 05:09 AM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 525 West valley, UT,USA J jose97 Member
jose97 Member J Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 525 West valley, UT,USA	My electrical system is all stock and I'm having the same problem???? jose 97 Jose 97 97 SE T-Red 24V MTX built 4/96 Mods LOTS!!!

Re: Bad Alternator? #44705 11/21/01 08:24 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 same problem with my 99 contour... http://www.contour.org/cgi-ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=003052 this is another person w/ the same prob. ------------------------------ 1999 SE Sport ATX, Red, 2.5l v6 Eats ricers for breakfast Currently No mods

Re: Bad Alternator? #44706 11/21/01 10:35 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,934 Somewhere in Utah E ExDelayed Member
ExDelayed Member E Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,934 Somewhere in Utah	I priced a replacement once when I was still at Checker. For a Zetec it is very close to $200. � Jon Miconi � 96 Contour Zetec ATX � 80 Ramcharger 360 ATX � 77 Ramcharger 440 ATX

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