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Charging issue 240 1988 200 1988

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posted by  archie777 on  Fri Mar 20 05:20 CST 2009
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So I was driving to work and my radio starting turning off themn on. Then it stayed off. I pulled over to check the connections to the amps I have in the back and then the car wont start. The battery was drained. The light on the dash did not light up. Hers another issue that mightbe related. My dash display has a possible wiring issues as the speedometer was jumping up and down for the last month. Today it was saying 40km no matter what speed but if I banged on the dash it would jump to the correct speed.

I suspect that the wiring from the alternator to the battery is rotted. Can anyone give me any other ideas.
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1988 245 340,000 Kms , 1990 740 GLE 16V 220,000 Kms








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    Charging issue 240 1988 200 1988

    posted by  Herb Goltz on  Fri Mar 20 06:15 CST 2009
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    Start it and measure the voltage across the battery terminals and report back. Could be as simple as needing a new voltage regulator.

    Good luck!








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      Ground wire. 200 1988

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      posted by  archie777 on  Sat Mar 21 11:48 CST 2009
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      Turns out the ground wire on the alternator was corroded. When I removed the alternator it just fell off.
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      1988 245 340,000 Kms , 1990 740 GLE 16V 220,000 Kms








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      Charging issue 240 1988 200 1988

      posted by  AMSroadrunner on  Sat Mar 21 10:20 CST 2009
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      I spent two years chasing this problem down!!

      You must CLEAN (with a wire brush connected to a drill) the connector on the back of the alternator that goes to the battery.

      It will solve your problem.

      For a real kick in the pants ALSO (NOT instead of) http://www.davebarton.com/AdjustableVoltage.html

      Enjoy.

      Andrew







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