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    Established Member Two Rings kil66's Avatar
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    battey light is always on

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    Has anyone else had a problem with there battery light?

    I have a new alternator, and a new battery, but the battery light is still on. I had to reused alternator pulley, and its the freewheel pulley. Everything seems to working, i dont know what the car got to see to turn off that light.

    I cant seem to figures this out, some please help me.
    Last edited by kil66; 01-11-2009 at 07:42 PM.

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    Senior Member Three Rings
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    Re: battey light is always on

    Battery lights come on due to low alternator output, either the alternator is bad or the curcuit running the battery light is shorted to a power source.

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    Veteran Member Four Rings Mawhitey's Avatar
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    Re: battey light is always on

    Assuming the alternator and pulley are 100% i would look for a short to ground on the thin cable going to the alt
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    Established Member Two Rings kil66's Avatar
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    Re: battey light is always on

    I just got the wiring diagram, so i'll check it out tonight.
    thanks

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    Established Member Two Rings kil66's Avatar
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    Re: battey light is always on

    I found it, Thanks to eveyone that responded.

    I pinch the blue alternator wire when i change my clutch a year ago. But the werid thing is the light only came on now.

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