RE: [Peugeot-L] battery light, then no start

My apologies if I made the wrong suggestion, this is what I have always done to check my alternator. I did it based on the advice of my mechanic, but this was received in pre-ECU times.

Thanos

-----Original Message-----
From: Eduardo Kaftanski [mailto:eduardo@linuxcenterla.com] Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 9:24 PM
To: Karydas
Cc: 'Pontus Wormuth'; peugeot-l@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] battery light, then no start

On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 08:30:16PM +0200, Karydas wrote:
> To find out if the alternator is working fine, first make sure there
is
> someone nearby to give you a boost. Start the car, let it run for a
> bit, then disconnect the battery. If the engine dies, the alternator
> has a problem. Then you can call this someone to give you a boost.
If
> the alternator is working well, I believe it should be able to support
> all the normal functions of the car after the battery has been
> disconnected.

NEVER DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OF A RUNNING CAR. The alternator needs the battery as a regulating load and can easily over volt and burn itself and the ECU if the bat goes Onoffline...

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