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Old 11-08-2012 | 05:39 PM
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i really dont think its the battery, it ran fine with no issues, even with out an alternator charging it, it lasted almost a week, so id say its good.

I took my alternator to te rebuild shop to have it re-tested. I wanted to drive it to autozone to have it tested under load but theres no way i would make it there, let along back. lol. So anyway he retested it and told me its absolutley fine. And he also said I probably got a junk PCM from ebay, so he told me he can build a voltage regulator into the casing on the alternator for $50, which i didnt even know was an option. Anyone else had one built in the alt. before?

Im gunna take it there tomorrow for him to do it, and ill let you know what happens.

btw, installed a jumper wire from the back of the alternator to the battery with no change.
 
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Old 11-08-2012 | 08:04 PM
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So correct me of I'm wrong....but the battery slowly dies correct? And I don't know about the alternator and regulator situation. Just let us know what happenes..
 
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Old 11-09-2012 | 08:55 PM
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Problem solved. Got the alternator back today, and it was 2 wires(orange and green) running to each stud on the back of the alternator. The rest was inside the alternator. He told me to hook up red wire to orange, and green to green. Hooked it all up and boom, 14v.

Guess I got a bad ECU, my first time buying one from ebay and my last. It has a 14 day warranty so i sent them an email, hopefully they reply.

But for the record, my check engine light is OFF, everyone said if you run an external voltage regulator your dummy light will stay on. So thats definatly a plus. thanks dakotaboy and Crazy4x4 for you help you guys were right the whole time!
 



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