[DML] Re: Electrical/Alternator Problem.

["Harold McElraft" <hmcelraft@xxxxxxx>]

Sounds like fuse 5 has failed or, the contacts for the fuse are 
contaminated and need cleaned.

Harold McElraft - 3354 


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx> 
wrote:
> While driving home from work Friday afternoon, my alternator 
decided to quit charging, 
> and the gagues decided to quit functioning as well. About 6-7 
miles of driving on battery 
> power alone got me safely home. But I am puzzled.
> 
> The oil temp gague is disconnected, but instead of pointing 
straight up, it goes to the "L" 
> in the word "OIL", and my temp gague is reading hotter than 
normal. Not sure if the fuel 
> gague is working still, but the Voltmeter is dead, and the Tach is 
stuck @ 1900, like it is 
> when it's off. When I Put the ket in the "ON" position, NONE of 
the warning lights in the 
> binnacle turn on.
> 
> If this was something as simple as a burned out lightbulb in the 
dash, for the battery, I 
> wouldn't think that these other items would be affected. So I am 
curious as to if there is 
> perhaps a common ground point (such as the one behind the radio) 
that may have come 
> loose, and would have caused all of these problems, seeing as how 
grounding problems 
> can cause such problems. Although another oddity is that with the 
key out, my door 
> buzzer squeeled a couple of times, even though it's been 
disconnected from the door 
> plunger.
> 
> Any ideas on this one? I had to leave for another engagement, and 
have not even had time 
> to check up on the car since. Not even the fuses. But otherwise, 
the radio, blower motor, 
> and most other accessories work fine. Although the turn signals 
did die on me a couple of 
> weeks ago...
> 
> -Robert
> vin 6585 "X"




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