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18-11-2011, 08:17 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 10
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Hi all
I was driving along today when all of the gauges and warning lights turned themselves off. I didn't notice any warning lights before hand. Then they intermittently came back on but turned back off straight away. Any ideas? Thanks Brad |
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18-11-2011, 09:15 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: South Bowenfels NSW
Posts: 687
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Hi mate welcome to the forums. Sounds to me like you may have a bad earth or loose connection i'd check the back of the cluster and see if any of the plugs are loose.
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19-11-2011, 12:35 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 10
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Hi
Thanks for that. I don't think that that will be the problem as I had the dash out a few months ago. I'll have a look at it if it stops raining in Melbourne. My father thought it may been a problem with the cars CPU. The only other thing I can think of is that the battery may be dying or, I had the battery disconnected last weekend to have a new exhaust tip welded on. Maybe I knocked something or haven't reconnected tight enough. I only disconnected the positive site of the battery when welding. Could this have caused a problem? Thanks Brad |
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20-11-2011, 01:05 AM
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Bugger!
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Albany, WA
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Sounds like a bad earth. Worth checking the alternator and re-checking the battery terminals, though; very low voltage will do that too. Welding won't have done any damage, so you can breathe easy there
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20-11-2011, 08:32 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 10
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Hi guy's.
I went out to have a look at the car yesterday and the battery was dead flat. So I put it on charge last night, got up this morning, and it's still dead. Looks like the battery has died and gone to battery heaven. Time to get a new one. I must have been lucky to get it started Friday to get home! Thanks for all of your help. Brad |
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21-11-2011, 10:32 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 10
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Hi all
Just an update. Went an got a new battery, put it in, started the car, battery light still on and gauges still doing funny things. So I go and have a look under the bonnet. Something doesn't smell right. So I start checking things. Get the multimeter out and hook it up to the battery and start the car again. The reading goes straight up to 17+ volts! Quickly shut the engine off. The regulator in the alternator must have died, and it's pumped out too much power and fried the old battery. Hopefully I found the problem before it's done any major damage. New alternator in and running fine. A bit of an expensive day!! Thanks Brad |
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