

| Subject: | More alternator battery questions |
| From: | Dave Chameides |
| Date: | Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:13:51 -0800 |
As I posted recently, I had my alternator rebuilt to 120 Amps and got a new battery (825 cca). The alternator was shot, and the battery was fairly tired as well. I�m about to put a 17 amp heater in, so I wanted the alternator to be able to deal with the extra load. So I�m back up and running, van starts fine, and the battery light stays on for a second or two and then goes off. When I have all my accessories on(radio, lights, heater on high blower), my vdo reads 14+ when I�m driving but drops down right around 12 when I idle. Is this OK? I don�t even have the heater in yet and I feel like the system is overtaxed. Am I missing something? Dave 83 1.6 diesel
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