On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 08:53:37AM -0700, kenneth parker wrote:
> Yesterday my 84 GL wagon died on the way home. There was not enough
> juice to start it. I hill jump started it one time, but a few minutes
> later it died again. I went home and got a spare battery that I
> installed and the car started with no problem.
>
> I was in a rush to get to work and noticed, after putting in the
> battery, that the battery light in the cluster did not go on. My
> question is whether no battery light means that the alternator is bad
> or just the bulb in the cluster. Is there a way to, without pulling
> the cluster, determine if it is the alternator or the battery light
> that needs replacement?
If the light does not go on the alt wont charge. Switch ignition on,
ground the little wire on the back of the alt and see if the light
goes on.
If it does -> bad alt.
If it does not -> bad bulb or bad wiring.
--
Eduardo Kaftanski
eduardo@linuxcenterla.com
Red Hat Certified Engineer/Instructor/Examiner
Gerente Ingenieria LinuxCenter LatinAmerica
Mariano Sanchez Fontecilla 310, 2do piso, Edificio Birmann24, Las Condes, Chile
http://www.linuxcenterla.com +56-2-4834000
------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~-->
Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page
http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/4jLplB/TM
--------------------------------------------------------------------~->
Recommended format for your email subject lines:
Model # [Model Letters] Year Subject
Examples:
505 88 V6 Mileage
405 Mi16 89 Ignition Coil source?
************************************************
To unsubscribe from this list send a blank email message to PEUGEOT-L-UNSUBSCRIBE@EGROUPS.COM
************************************************
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peugeot-L/
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
peugeot-L-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Received on Wed Aug 24 09:15:12 2005
