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Old 02-17-2011, 07:54 AM
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IDK of any other way short of swapping out the PCM.
 
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Old 02-17-2011, 09:34 AM
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ok thanks everyone for the help ill let you know what happens
 
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Old 03-03-2011, 09:06 AM
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update: ok after getting a diagnostic tool to see my preformance data ive been watching my voltages and of the last two days ive only seen it go up to 14.9 and 15.0 twice. all other times it stays normal. with testing the diodes on the alternator how do i do that?
 
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Old 03-03-2011, 10:37 AM
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Im not sure how you would test with something other than a oscilloscope. Maybe you could just pick up a new alt, try it out and if it doesnt work then take it back?
 
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i think im gonna take it to pasco's they should be able to do a comprehensive alt test. any body have any issues using pasco?
 
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Never heard of them but IDK where you are located either
 
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http://www.pascoelectric.com/

i thought they were national but i guess not nm then,
 
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Did you check for AC voltage? This will show a bad or leaking diode.
 
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Originally Posted by HouseApe
Did you check for AC voltage? This will show a bad or leaking diode.
Forgot to add you need to check at the alt
 
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ok got the alt checked again and all is fine, since i have no stereo at the moment i have a pair of computer speakers plugged in usb in a dc port and im using my phone. now when i plug in my phone to charge in a dc to usb connector into the other port the "ghost sound" comes back and this time i got a recording of it

http://www.mediafire.com/?5m4afezea8g9mwq
 


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