Any ideas, I know this must be a classic set of symptoms... Thanks
90 Legacy 2.2 - Starts OK, then dies when electrical is demanded, especially when warm
Nov 21, 2007
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I would start by having the battery voltage output tested. Looking for 14 volts.
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I'd get a load test done on the battery (how old is it?) and have the alternator checked out.
Symptoms seem consistent with like something is shorting to ground under higher current draw/heat conditions. Could be a cell shorting in the battery, insulation on windings of the alternator failing under higher heat, or the voltage regulator's p/n junctions saying "17 years is just too damned long."
-- Todd H.
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