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Topic: Car not chargin after blower install.
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90gtverrt
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So anyways long story short, i get everthing together and now all the sudden the car will not charge. I TRIPLE checked all the wiring so everyhting is correct. Could the alternator or battery have gone bad in 2 days of not working? What do you guys think?
Miike
Posts: 1199 | From: Livermore, CA | Registered: Jun 2002
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JARED
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Check the battery to see what it's holding and also have the alternator checked to see what it's putting out. If those two come out fine than you know it's something else for sure.
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Posts: 5685 | From: EASTBAY | Registered: Jan 2002
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90gtverrt
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Ya the alternator is plugged in right. It has the new SN-95 style alternator in it. So everything is one post. And the voltage regulator is plugged in.
On my Volts guage it sits at 12, and slowly goes down when the car is running....does that mean its the alternator? Maybe i set the alternator down hard or soemthing and broke the voltage regulator....i dunno...if i dont get a reply by the morning im gonna go take out the alternator and get it tested.
Mike
Posts: 1199 | From: Livermore, CA | Registered: Jun 2002
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90gtverrt
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Oh ya and there is power at that post.....when i was trying to figure out why it wasnt charging, i nicked ith with the wrence with the batter plugged in ....ooops scared myself...but there is voltage present....all that leads me to the Alternator...
Mike
Posts: 1199 | From: Livermore, CA | Registered: Jun 2002
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JARED
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If you are driving or idling and the volt meter continues to go down that means that either one your using more volts than your alternator can produce or two your alternator is just going out. I am guessing number two.
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Posts: 5685 | From: EASTBAY | Registered: Jan 2002
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90gtverrt
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I dunno, but i think one of the wires was loose on the regulator plug....i was fildling with it and got it to work. Now i need to fix the belt problem. I cannot find any belt that will fit. Bah
Mike
Posts: 1199 | From: Livermore, CA | Registered: Jun 2002
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sounds like you are close!
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Posts: 1797 | From: Grass Valley, CA USA | Registered: Jul 2000
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JohnB
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Mike- what pulley combo are you running? If it's the factory 5.0 setup, your stock belt should work. On my Cobra, I couldn't run the crank pulley, so I went with a stock 5.0 crank pulley. If you're running the Cobra water pump pulley with the stock 5.0 crank pulley, lemme know..I can get you the correct belt size from mine. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Posts: 6523 | From: Orlando FL/Redding CA | Registered: Mar 2002
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90gtverrt
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Hey John i think i figured out what the problem is.
I have no AC Condensor or Pulley...i have the AC delete kit that moves teh power steering pump to the location in between where the AC and Power steering pump are. Im looking around for the brackets and bolts and the broken AC condensor to put back in.
The alternator was not charging due to a slipping belt.
Mike
Posts: 1199 | From: Livermore, CA | Registered: Jun 2002
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drews50
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hey mike, i had a problem getting a correct belt after installing a small crank pulley and removing my A/C and smog pump and heres what i did...
take the stock belt and put it around the puilleys, then take out any slack so it's tight around the pulleys, then clamp the belt with a set of vice grips, take it down to kragen/auto zone/pep boys and give them the belt and they will hopefully find one the right size. if t\your pulley situation calls for a longer belt...i dunno, sorry.
drew
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Posts: 2457 | From: phoenix | Registered: Apr 2003
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