Re: quick help? something broke.

["Ken Keith" <Ken.Keith@SpecialDevices.com>]

MSV96@aol.com wrote:
>
> "Ken Keith" <auditude@impulsedata.net> writes:
> 
> << I remember ignoring the Bentley question, "Does the battery light come
> on when the ignition key is turned to the on position?"
> 
> Then I took it to my mechanic at the time, and he asked the same thing.
> 
> We replaced the bulb, it fixed the charging problem <snip> >>
<snip>
> I got there by kinda following the Bentley as well. So let me get this
> straight...if the alternator goes bad, you get no light and no charging.
> If the battery light bulb goes bad, you get no light and no charging.
> What is the best way to differentiate if the apparent symptoms are the
> same? (Besides getting out the shotgun and changing parts willy nilly.) I
> only ask becuase it may help me or someone else someday...TIA

Good question.  If there's no better method, I'd be sure to start with the 
idiot bulb swap before the brush/regulator/alternator swap!

Ken