[s-cars] Charging right along

[Bob DG]

I'd replace the alternator to avoid the same thing happening again...

>From: Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org>
>To: s-car list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Subject: [s-cars] Charging right along
>Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 09:31:09 -0500
>
>
>Hi Y'all,
>
>Wednesday evening my wife and I took Unka Bart out to dinner.  Pleasant 
>evening.  On the way home from the restaurant the charging system in my 
>urS6 quit operating.  The volt meter was all the way to the left of the 
>dial - LOW voltage.  Lights dimmed.  Battery icon of check system came on.  
>All the classic symptoms.
>
>Well, It was only a couple of miles on home so I just drove it home using 
>what was left in the battery to operate the car and parked the car in the 
>garage for the evening.  I checked and saw that the serpentine belt was in 
>place and looked to be in good condition.  The blue field power wire was 
>attached to the alternator - didn't check the voltage.  Next morning 
>(yesterday) I didn't take the time to do any significant diagnostics.  
>However, the engine wouldn't turn over enough to start.  Low battery.  I 
>attached a charger and went on with the day and saw Bart off about noon.  
>Then I got busy on other projects and decided to put off working on the car 
>until this morning.
>
>This morning the engine fired right up and the volt meter says that the 
>system voltage is right at 14 volts and all is well.  WTF????
>
>Whahoppened?  Any explanations or ideas?  I feel rather uneasy with the 
>prospect that the system may shut down again when I'm right in the dead 
>center of Nowhere, WV.  (That's about 40 miles down the road from home.  
>;-) )
>
>Oh - weather conditions Wednesday evening - cold rain.  Yesterday snow.  
>Today - still snowing.  Garage - dry and heated to mid -50's.
>
>Bob
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