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Gen Light coming on with AC
I recently purchased a 96 ram van 5.2l and when I turn on the car and have the AC going to battery dips down to 10-9 volts and the GEN light comes on. If I turn it off the battery gauge goes back up to 12.5 or so where it should be. I had autozone check the battery and alternator and said battery is getting older but alternator tests were fine. If I drive for a bit and turn the AC on the volts stay as they should 12.5 or so. any idea why the GEN light would be on and how to fix this? |
Compressor may be going bad and putting too much load on the engine.
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Thanks for the reply here.
Yeah that would make sense. The weird part is it only seems to happen on startup if I run the AC. If I have been driving for 5 or so minutes then turn on the AC battery level stays normal and no GEN light... |
You should see over 14 volts with the engine running.
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Thanks HeyYou Looks like I need a new battery. Appreciate the help here.
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The belt is slipping.
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Originally Posted by alloro
(Post 3405647)
The belt is slipping.
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I would start with the belt. If they are all the same vintage (assuming v-belts) replace them all.
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
(Post 3405755)
I would start with the belt. If they are all the same vintage (assuming v-belts) replace them all.
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If you have serpentine belt, then there should only be one.
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