[flash]

ok - so i have been having the oddest electrical issue - this one has been puzzling me for a while now - voltage output has been low but consistent at 11.8 - 12.2 volts



i have new cables - the main is 4200 strand 0 guage - gold terminals - all the bells and whistles

i have a second new optima 3478 battery, replacing what i thought was a faulty one (it was fine)

i have tried 3 regulators, including a new adjustable one



no luck



keep in mind that this alternator has never been out of the car - the wiring there has never been touched - this is completely factory



so, i figure dead alternator, right?



i go to check the output voltage of the alternator just to be sure, before i yank it out and order a new one, and WHAAAAAAT? a loose nut on the alternator terminal? - i tighten it up and BINGO!!!



moral of the story, assume nothing - check everything - if your juice is a bit low, check your nuts

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[rhudeboye]

Makes perfect sense but is the last place one would look. Thanx 4 the tip. I'll be checking mine as well.





[quote name='flash' post='56284' date='Jul 14 2008, 08:58 AM']if your juice is a bit low, check your nuts[/quote]

Ya know, that title is just begging for an immature crude joke right?

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[banditsc]

Yep, I'm fighting the urge to reply to that last sentence... <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/biggrin.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[flash]

i'm always here to start off the monday morning with an evil grin

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[gryphon]

So THAT'S what those rappers meant by "grabbing their nuts." Obviously the drive Porsches.



Tom

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[ds968]

[quote name='gryphon' post='56294' date='Jul 14 2008, 11:07 AM']So THAT'S what those rappers meant by "grabbing their nuts." Obviously the drive Porsches.

Tom[/quote]



their assistants drive Porsches <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/tongue.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> the rappers themselves aparently shy away from being seen in anything that costs less than half mil. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/dry.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



ok, may be a few modified Porsches.. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />







funny thread headline Bob <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> but I'll be sure to check how loose my nuts might be, since the voltage has been at that same relatively low level for several years now..

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[flash]

WARNING! disconnect battery before attempting to tighten - wrench contact with metal is BAD

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[rhudeboye]

I think we all need to check our nuts from time to time to be sure there getting the proper support. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[Lim Yong]

additional warning....disconnect the negative terminal, if you remove the positive terminal, make sure your wrench does not touch

the metal (black) cover piece extending from the windshield.. don't ask how I know

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[Ryan]

Good point. I have hit that strip below the windshield myself. I put duct-tape on it now for those slip contact moments.

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[prj24149]

Yep, been there, done that. I put black electrical tape across that strip below the window.

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