Alternator problems

[Eyvind Spangen]

On Sat, 24 Nov 2001 21:58:28 -0700, you wrote:

>Anytime I start my car, the voltmeter shows the car is running on the battery.  If I rev up the motor a bit, the alternator will kick in.  From then on, it works perfectly.  The problem is not the belt slipping.  This recently started a couple of weeks ago.  The alternator is a 4 month old bosch rebuilt on a 89 200TQ.  Anyone have a clue what's wrong?

I have the same problem with my 200TQ. 2 months old Bosch rebuilt, I
have to rev it to about 3200 rpm (!) before it kicks in, and from then
on, it works perfect until I stop the engine. I suspect the small wire
is bad, will check it out tomorrow..

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Regards,
ES