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Subject:Re: Alternator idiot light reprise/update
From:Jim Harpe
Date:Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:32:45 -0400

On Wed, 7 Aug 2002 13:14:58 EDT, Kim Brennan <KimBrennan@AOL.COM> wrote:

>I asked late last week about the idiot light and where I should look for a
>possible ground short. As it turns out, the only idiot was the one between
>the steering wheel and the seat. :)
>
>The idiot light was correct, the alternator was dying. I replaced the
>alternator on Monday night and all is well again.

LOL, right before mine went out, the light would come on when I went around
right hand corners.  :)  I thought FOR SURE it had to be a short
somewhere.  Then I tried to start it the next morning and blahhhh.

jim

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