Alternator problems

[Ti Kan]

mimyers at cableone.net writes:
> Anytime I start my car, the voltmeter shows the car is running on the batte=
> ry.  If I rev up the motor a bit, the alternator will kick in.  From then o=
> n, it works perfectly.  The problem is not the belt slipping.  This recentl=
> y started a couple of weeks ago.  The alternator is a 4 month old bosch reb=
> uilt on a 89 200TQ.  Anyone have a clue what's wrong?

It might be normal.  Some alternators require a little more than idle
speed to 'kick in'.

-Ti
01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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