low volts, not charging '90 200

[John Lagnese]

Just an alternator for me in a similar situation. I was just hoping for an
inexpensive solution.

-----Original Message-----
From: Geraint Lloyd [mailto:geraintlloyd_qc at yahoo.ca] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:03 PM
To: <jlagnese at massed.net>
Cc: Nick Lawrence; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: low volts, not charging '90 200

Agreed for the regulator, but my recent btdt was a rebuilt alternator  
and new battery for exactly the same symptoms.

Also the lack of charge gave me a hard start that looked like a fuel  
pump check valve

Geraint

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On 2009-09-30, at 15:47, <jlagnese at massed.net> wrote:

> You may check the regulator first. If you're lucky
> the brushes are just tired(short).
> ---- Original message ----
>
>  Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:22:06 -0400
>  From: "Nick Lawrence" <nick at beol.net>
>  Subject: low volts, not charging '90 200
>  To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>> '90 200 tqa, while driving this morning my volts
>  went very low. On the analog guage, below the 12v
>  mark, and 10+ - on the climate control read-out.
>> Measured volts with a Digital Fluke Meter at the
>  cigarette lighter and at the battery read about 1v
>  higher, almost 12v.
>> Revving the engine doesn't seem to produce
>  charge.
>> Another obsevation, in the instrument cluster the
>  water temp, oil temp and fule guage were reading
>  noticibly lower than normal.
>> My direction is to look at the alternator first.
>  Any other BTDT will be appreciated.
>> Nick central Ohio
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