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Alternator problem?????

I was about 3 miles from home. The truck said check gauges.

I saw that the battery gauge was over to 18 volts.

Everything seemed ok so I kept going as I only had a couple of miles to home.

Then I noticed my radar detector showing HIGH VOLTAGE. I unplugged it. Shut off the radio and lights.

A half mile from home the battery gauge started going down to normal and the warning light went out.

At home I checked all the cells in the battery. two were a little low. But the terminals had the green corrosion on them so I cleaned them up and used wd40 to oil them up and put them on.

Everything seems ok now, BUT, has anyone else had this problem??

Reply to
George Ewart
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Sounds like your voltage regulator may be on the verge of crapping out. If I were you, I'd do something about it real quick.

Reply to
Carolina Watercraft Works

that's a pretty good guess, I think.

especially since we have no ideal what year make model or engine size the truck is..

Reply to
Chris Thompson

I've had my voltage regulator go bad. That was a pretty exact description of what happened. The only thing knowing model year etc. is going to tell is if the vr is a seperate component or part of the computer module.

Reply to
DonStaples

agreed that's why I said its a good guess. I never doubted the regulator problem.

been there on a 86 d100.

Reply to
Chris Thompson

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