CHIRPIN'INTO2nd
Registered User
Could one of you guys help me out?
I have an automatic '95 SC with 100k miles on it. I bought it a few months ago and It is my daily driver. I was driving home from work recently and the little red battery light on the left side of the instrument pannel went on.
I took the car in to Auto Zone and these two minions hooked up the diagnostic equipment to it and they told me my battery might be bad. I drove away and the car died at work the next day. So... I took the battery in to Auto Zone as that is where the previous owner had bought it and they charged it and told me it tested fine after that.
I popped the battery into my car and it started right up. However the
Battery light was still on.
So.... I took it to Kragen and the guy came out to my car with a little hand held device that he hooked up to my battery. He told me my charging system was not getting juice to my battery. He said it is the alternator or the voltage regulator. I bought a new alternator as the Hayes manual tells me the voltage regulator is on the alternator. I got it home and swapped it out. I did not however see the voltage regulator. I started up the car and the battery litght did not go on. Eureka! I went to sleep and started it up this morning and there it is... the freaking battery light...
Any ideas guys.
Please help.
Thanks.
Paul de Hoyos.
San Diego, California.
I have an automatic '95 SC with 100k miles on it. I bought it a few months ago and It is my daily driver. I was driving home from work recently and the little red battery light on the left side of the instrument pannel went on.
I took the car in to Auto Zone and these two minions hooked up the diagnostic equipment to it and they told me my battery might be bad. I drove away and the car died at work the next day. So... I took the battery in to Auto Zone as that is where the previous owner had bought it and they charged it and told me it tested fine after that.
I popped the battery into my car and it started right up. However the
Battery light was still on.
So.... I took it to Kragen and the guy came out to my car with a little hand held device that he hooked up to my battery. He told me my charging system was not getting juice to my battery. He said it is the alternator or the voltage regulator. I bought a new alternator as the Hayes manual tells me the voltage regulator is on the alternator. I got it home and swapped it out. I did not however see the voltage regulator. I started up the car and the battery litght did not go on. Eureka! I went to sleep and started it up this morning and there it is... the freaking battery light...
Any ideas guys.
Please help.
Thanks.
Paul de Hoyos.
San Diego, California.