HELP! type 44 5k/100/200 wierdness

[rob hod]

    Chris ,

    I'd bet that it is nothing to do with your alternator. This is because
as you say the car was electrically fine one minute and severly challenged
the next. If the problem occurs between switching off and switching on, with
only a few minutes between then the alternator has done nothing in that time
and can't be the problem, (unless it were somehow shorting through the
regulator).

    The two general possibilities seem to me that either the battery is
getting severely drained in a few minutes downtime, or that intermittently
you have a problem that is causing a severe voltage drop to many parts of
the system, e.g. as others have suggested I would suspect the splice, or
other bottlenecks such as relays, ignition switch etc or a short somewhere.
Its not at all unusual to find the main lead to the B+ on the alternator and
starter motor worn right through the insulation and ready to short out on
the routing hoops! Also you might want to check all your earthing points.

    Time to get busy with a multimeter, or one of those hook on ammeters
which may isolate a circuit thats over drawing.

    HTH.
rob
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> Message: 12
> From: JordanVw at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:31:19 EDT
> Subject: HELP! type 44 5k/100/200  wierdness
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Cc: AllenDesignAtl at cs.com
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> last night (hot here in PA), i pulled into a gas station with my '86 5kT -
> euro lights on, a/c on, fan running hurricane speed. shut the car off,
went
> inside, afterrun fan running on high. nothing seemed amiss. came back out
a
> few mins later, got in the car, started it up - and it cranked over
> slowly..but started up..  dash lights were dim,  VOLT warning light came
in
> in the autocheck display, and car started running rough, and was belching
out
> smoke out of the exhaust like crazy..  the climate control LED display
lights
> were flickering on and off, and then the car stalled out. i tried to crank
it
> up again, but clickclick nothing. no juice.  the battery is fine, its only
8
> months old, group 41 700cca.   luckily i had my jumper booster pack with
me
> and i jumped the battery and the car started up, but dash lights were
still
> dim, VOLT warning light on, and climate control display going haywire and
the
> low amperage making the ECU go crazy (im assuming) thats why the fuel
mixture
> was off and the car was belching smoke from the exhaust still..  the rad
fan
> is on this whole time (car is hot) and when i turn the a/c off and the
> headlights off, the car runs better, stops blowing smoke, and VOLT light
goes
> out after i rev the RPM's up..
> my alternator is a year old Bosch reman 90amp...and ive had my eurolights
in
> for a year now, running the 80/100w bulbs, and never had a prob.  what do
you
> think the problem is?  a bad voltage regulator on the alternator?  wiring
> problem??  the battery is fine.  can i move up to a 115 or 120 amp
altenator?
>  is there one available for the 5kt? dealer sez only 90amp was available
for
> that car.   any help appreciated, this charging system prob is driving me
> crazy and im tired of being stranded....
> thanks in advance
> chris
> '86 5kT
> pa (supposed to be 105 degrees tomorrow)
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