10-07-2006, 12:45 PM
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Possible Alternator Problem
Recently, the spedometer as well as the gas and oil meters on the dash have
been going from their normal resting pointing and shooting all the way to the
far right when I start my car. It does not do this every time I start my car,
but has been doing it many times a week. This once happened when I had an
Oldsmobile, and I ended up needing my alternator replaced. Could this be an
early warning sign even though nothing else seems to be wrong driving wise?
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10-07-2006, 01:25 PM
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In message <676cbb5405d95@uwe>, cortdog35 <u27625@uwe.?.invalid> wrote
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Recently, the spedometer as well as the gas and oil meters on the dash havebeen going from their normal resting pointing and shooting all the way to thefar right when I start my car. It does not do this every time I start my car,but has been doing it many times a week. This once happened when I had anOldsmobile, and I ended up needing my alternator replaced. Could this be anearly warning sign even though nothing else seems to be wrong driving wise?
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There is a dash test mode that is obtained by holding the odometer reset
in while starting the car.
http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/dtcodes.htm
Perhaps the odometer reset switch is not fully disengaged?
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Alan
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10-08-2006, 11:12 AM
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Alan wrote:
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In message <676cbb5405d95@uwe>, cortdog35 <u27625@uwe.?.invalid> wrote
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Recently, the spedometer as well as the gas and oil meters on the dash have been going from their normal resting pointing and shooting all the way to the far right when I start my car. It does not do this every time I start my car, but has been doing it many times a week. This once happened when I had an Oldsmobile, and I ended up needing my alternator replaced. Could this be an early warning sign even though nothing else seems to be wrong driving wise?
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There is a dash test mode that is obtained by holding the odometer reset in while starting the car. http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/dtcodes.htm Perhaps the odometer reset switch is not fully disengaged?
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I thought that was part of normal power-on self test, AFAIK
mine has been doing that since I got it in '01, it pegs at the top,
drops back to the bottom then goes to normal operation from then on.
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10-08-2006, 12:47 PM
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I thought that was part of normal power-on self test, AFAIK mine has been doing that since I got it in '01, it pegs at the top, drops back to the bottom then goes to normal operation from then on.
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No, it's not normal.
I've had my '99 LX from new and it only started doing it about a year ago.
At first it was only when the weather was really cold. Now it happens most
of the time, but not when the car has had a good run, and is then
restarted.
I've assumed it is related to the battery voltage as I still have the
original but that's just a guess. It doesn't seem to be a problem so I'm
just ignoring it :-)
Chris
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10-09-2006, 06:47 AM
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Chris Whelan wrote:
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I thought that was part of normal power-on self test, AFAIKmine has been doing that since I got it in '01, it pegs at the top,drops back to the bottom then goes to normal operation from then on.
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No, it's not normal. I've had my '99 LX from new and it only started doing it about a year ago. At first it was only when the weather was really cold. Now it happens most of the time, but not when the car has had a good run, and is then restarted. I've assumed it is related to the battery voltage as I still have the original but that's just a guess. It doesn't seem to be a problem so I'm just ignoring it :-) Chris
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I might be battery then, I know mine is getting weak, they tested it
last time it was in for an oil change, I did the brakes then instead,
decided to wait another month for the battery, until it gets a little
colder.
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