Interesting..
my 86 505td auto acts a little odd (least I think) in that the battery
light stays on indefinately until I give the engine a good rev and
then it shuts off. The battery must be charging because it starts
right up. I don't think this behavior is normal, but I could be
wrong???
-Tony
On 8/24/05, Brian Holm <peugeots@vtlink.net> wrote:
> A good alternator will charge without the battery light bulb once you rev
> the engine to a certain rpm, which varies among cars, but 2500-3500 should
> do it. Then it will continue to charge until you shut it off. You will
> have to rev it again upon restarting. (On an '86 or later 505 automatic,
> don't do this in N, or in P after moving the stick out of P with the engine
> running. Do it in Park right away, or hold it in first gear when you take
> off.)
>
> Brian Holm
>
> At 12:15 PM 8/24/2005, Eduardo Kaftanski wrote:
>
> >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.
> >
> >
> >--
>
> Brian Holm, Parts for Peugeots
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> 2120 Maple Hill
> Plainfield, VT, 05667
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