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[Eyvind Spangen]

On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 17:29:43 -0500, you wrote:

>One of the most difficult to understand parts of the type 85 (and type
>89, others...?) cars is the strange nexus of functions including the oil
>pressure warning relay and the alternator light and voltage regulator.
>
>It's rather strange that the "bad alt." warning is to light up *all* the
>warning lights.  sometimes.  It's as if the instrument cluster depends
>in large part on a ground through the alt brushes, mediated in part by
>the oil pressure warning control unit.

I experienced the same on my '87 100 Diesel (euro model) without
auto-check or any of that stuff when the alternator brushes went bad.
Oil buzzer on, alternator warning light, everything acted up until I
replaced the brushes, then everything fine again..

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Regards,
ES