alternator?
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alternator?
My 97 has been acting up this past week. When I'm driving the voltage gauge goes a little above half way. When coming to a traffic light and take my foot off of petal the voltage gauge takes a dive everything dims and it dies???? Alternator? Battery?
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most likley alt...if it checks out fine then bad bat.... they can check both while your at the parts store thow some parts store need them out of your truck, most shops can do it still in the truck thow
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ORIGINAL: ryans590
most likley alt...if it checks out fine then bad bat.... they can check both while your at the parts store thow some parts store need them out of your truck, most shops can do it still in the truck thow
most likley alt...if it checks out fine then bad bat.... they can check both while your at the parts store thow some parts store need them out of your truck, most shops can do it still in the truck thow
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ORIGINAL: VWandDodge
It isn't the battery because the battery is only used to turn the starter. Once a vehicle is started, you can disconnect the battery and it will still run.
ORIGINAL: ryans590
most likley alt...if it checks out fine then bad bat.... they can check both while your at the parts store thow some parts store need them out of your truck, most shops can do it still in the truck thow
most likley alt...if it checks out fine then bad bat.... they can check both while your at the parts store thow some parts store need them out of your truck, most shops can do it still in the truck thow
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ORIGINAL: VWandDodge
Alternator. Take it to a local parts house and they have a tool to diagnose it. The internal voltage regulator is going out.
Alternator. Take it to a local parts house and they have a tool to diagnose it. The internal voltage regulator is going out.
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ORIGINAL: charlie1935
Voltage control is handled by the PCM.
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Alternator. Take it to a local parts house and they have a tool to diagnose it. The internal voltage regulator is going out.
Alternator. Take it to a local parts house and they have a tool to diagnose it. The internal voltage regulator is going out.
Charlie is right, however erratic charging still could be the alternator, or voltage regulator which requires replacing the whole PCM
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