87 4000cs Alternator failure? (Nolan Gilliam) rukshawmaster at msn.com

[Tom Love]

I'd bet my money on the voltage regulator. Been through the same thing many 
times.

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From: "Nolan Gilliam" <rukshawmaster at msn.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 4:09 PM
Subject: 87 4000cs Alternator failure? (Nolan Gilliam) rukshawmaster at msn.com


> So it got really cold this week up in the Seattle area. Last night I 
> noticed
> my stereo cutting out. The voltage meter in the center console was
> displaying volts around 8 which is pretty low. Battery warning light came 
> on
> as well and my tachometer was bouncing around like crazy. This was all 
> while
> I was driving too. So this morning I start the car. She turns over
> hesitantly and the tach is bouncing around and the idle has a mind of its
> own as well...  I keep the revs around 3k for for a good few minutes to 
> try
> and warm the car up. I let her back down to an idle and she stalls out.
> Tried to turn her over and the battery is dead. So i get a new battery, 
> pop
> it in and she starts up fine. No electrical failures at all. Drive it to 
> my
> parents house, watch Seattle loose to Chicago  Come back home and then 
> leave
> for work. While I'm driving i notice the volts output is really low again
> and the stereo starts to cut in and out. So obviously its not a bad
> battery...Does this sound like an alternator issue? Faulty ground?
>
>
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