[Peugeot-L] Re: 505 SW8 glowing Alt light

From: the505inme <the505inme_at_yahoo.ca>
Date: 02/01/06


Funny, my N9TE has been doing the same thing latley, since I got a new battery. Faint battery light and turns over only half the time. I'm going to have a better look at those connectors!

  • In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "Nunez, George" <George.Nunez@b...> wrote:
    >
    > This 92 SW8 ZDJL has the battery warning light glowing when I step
    on
    > the brakes with the lights on. Its been like this for a LONG time. A
    > relay or something would chatter under the glove box occasionally
    too
    > and the "typical" starter click, click until it would catch.
    > This weekend we were cleaning the battery terminals and noticed the
    > smaller pair of wires that go to 2 large connectors, after breaking
    open
    > perfecly good connectors I was horrified to see the corrosion! The
    wires
    > from the bat are just crimped to the connector (power distribution
    > block?) and have turned to mostly dust!
    > We spent the rest of the day cutting back and soldering, basically
    the
    > wires are toast all the way back to the bat. Amazingly Peugeot says
    this
    > cable assem. is still a good part #
    > Result is that all previous electrical weirdness is gone and the
    starter
    > works the first time!
    >
    > A very common complaint is the weak starter, click and nothing.
    > George N.
    > Miami
    > 89 Turbo wagon
    > 92 SW8
    > 80 505 SD
    > 66 Alfa TI
    >

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