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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>GTE</b> <br /><small>Member # 5839</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2005,11,11,14,46,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I am having some weird problems with my 04 Cobra. <br /><br />It starts fine, drives fine, but if I am cruising around and give it a little gas, the dash lights dim & as soon as I let off it, they get much brighter & the ABS & battery light come on for a second or so & then its back to normal. If I get on it for a little longer, all the gauges "zero" out & won't work for a few seconds & then do a full sweep (like when you disconnect the battery) and then start working again.<br /><br />It does it regardless of the electrical load on the car. If I have nothing on or if I have the headlights on, fan on high, stereo on, rear defroster on, bottle warmer on etc. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>92stangLX</b> <br /><small>Member # 3252</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2005,11,11,15,57,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Electrical problems suck <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> I assume that these issues are related to your starting issue in your previous thread? <br /><br />1st thing I would do is check the connections at your battery and make sure they are tight. Then I would check the ground from the battery to the block.<br /><br />If everything looks good there I would either take it in and have the charging system tested or bust out the multimeter.<br /><br />The car should still be under warrenty right? Why not take it in to Ford and have them look at it? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>GTE</b> <br /><small>Member # 5839</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2005,11,11,16,5,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Nope, different cars. The dash lights issue is on the 04 Cobra. The car not starting issue is with my 92 GT. <br /><br />Technically the car has a warranty, realistically, I kissed bye bye a long time ago. lol<br /><br />I have done some research and it is probably the alternator. again. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>92stangLX</b> <br /><small>Member # 3252</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2005,11,11,16,36,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by GTE:<br /><strong> Nope, different cars. The dash lights issue is on the 04 Cobra. The car not starting issue is with my 92 GT. <br /><br />Technically the car has a warranty, realistically, I kissed bye bye a long time ago. lol<br /><br />I have done some research and it is probably the alternator. again. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Again <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" /> Do the alternators on these things go out a lot? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>two-gun kid</b> <br /><small>Member # 5891</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2005,11,11,18,7,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 92stangLX:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by GTE:<br /><strong> Nope, different cars. The dash lights issue is on the 04 Cobra. The car not starting issue is with my 92 GT. <br /><br />Technically the car has a warranty, realistically, I kissed bye bye a long time ago. lol<br /><br />I have done some research and it is probably the alternator. again. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Again <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" /> Do the alternators on these things go out a lot? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">ya maybe your just having some bad luck with the alt or maybe the connection is loose. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>GTE</b> <br /><small>Member # 5839</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2005,11,11,18,41,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Yeah, the rumor mill is that the pulley is too small so the get overspun & it burns them out. <br /><br />The first one lasted 600 miles. this one lasted about 10K miles <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>GTE</b> <br /><small>Member # 5839</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2005,11,11,22,34,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Ok, new findings.<br /><br />No matter how hard I get on it, if I stay UNDER 3K rpm then its normal. If I go over 3K rpm then the dashlights brighten & when I left off the ABS & battery light turn on. <br /><br />Also, the little rubber cap that covers the hot wire coming off the alternator was all hard & part of it was missing like it had gotten very hot & burned away.<br /><br />Maybe once it hits 3K it makes too much power & is overloading the car? Is there some sort of voltage regulator? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>94gt</b> <br /><small>Member # 3060</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2005,11,12,0,18,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> My buddy had what sounds pretty similiar in his gt, turns out he blew a fuse that powers the dash. Double check those 1st, before replacing another alt. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>GTE</b> <br /><small>Member # 5839</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2005,11,17,12,41,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Ok, after thinking of what it could be, I thought it might be the voltage regulator so I bought a new alt from PA Performance. <br /><br />Since then, no weird dash light issues. Just posting my solution up for anyone that has that issue and searches for an answer <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>94gt</b> <br /><small>Member # 3060</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2005,11,17,17,5,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Cool, glad to hear that its working for you! <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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