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LOW CHARGING CURRENT 850 1997

posted by  vesparally on  Sat Feb 4 19:28 CST 2023
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Greetings, the alternator on my '97 GLT does not appear to maintain proper charging voltage while driving with accessory on (lights, blower, rear defroster, etc.) top voltage appears to be approx. 13.5 volts but drops to 12.2 volts with a load applied. as most of my trips are short, I'd like to see something closer to 14.1-14.5 volts. alternator was replaced (PO) with a Bosch AL0053X, which is not what's speced for my ride, but appears to cross reference. my experience with alt/volt regulators is that they work til they stop working. not sure what would cause "low" volts rather than "no volts". battery was replaced (less than a year ago, test good). ideas ? check for bad grounds ??

Thanks
Peter






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