alternator strangeness
From : tonyd
Q: which unfortuately would establish his point. give the regulators something more to scream about. i share your frustration. -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. .. on 27 dec 2006 135434 -0800 perryneheum@hotmail.com wrote these substances and people types -- in various combinations -- kill 44000 of u.s. citizens a year. its been like this for decades. but nothing substantive is ever done to reduce this carnage. because nobody cares. holt shit! this guy has to be one of the worst bed-wetter busy-bodies on earth. make me want to go drive my suv thru a school zone at full speed! .
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From : stormin mormon
in rec.autos.4x4 perryneheum@hotmail.com wrote these substances and people types -- in various combinations -- kill 44000 of u.s. citizens a year. what 44000 people per year in the us so what i suspect that more than 44.000 people per year die in the us due to dhmo related causes and yet there is a vast conspiracy to not regulate dhmo. did you know that dhmo killed more than 230000 people in one day and yet the governments and the un do nothing to stop the slaughter. dhmo. you can live without it. visit dhmo.org today! bruce -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ i like bad! bruce burden austin tx. - thuganlitha the power and the prophet robert don hughes .
From : ring
sounds like the alternator is responding to the idle. my last couple dodges the alternator didnt put out if the engine was running slow. i suggest treat the engine speed and the alternator will be ok. -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. .. got a 97 2500 diesel. when i start it the alternator gauge swings from lowest acceptable position on the gauge to normal reading. it generally cycles from lo to high every 4 or 5 seconds. this normally goes on for 30 seconds or so. when the meter drops to the lowest position the idle rpms fall way down. when the raises to normal position the idle goes to normal rpms. whats going on here is the alternator getting ready to blow .
From : tbone
roy wrote tom lawrence wrote im sure my next step will have to be take to a shop but was wondering if this sounds familiar to anyone. it would be nice that by some slim chance it was something simple to fix but i know with most trans problems there usually not. thanks for your time. what youre experiencing is the torque converter clutch engaging and disengaging - not the transmission slipping or hunting between gears. this is almost always an electrical problem. as roy said your throttle position sensor could be going bad sending a false signal to the pcm that thinks youve floored the accelerator pedal causing the pcm to unlock the converter clutch. a shop manual or even a haynes manual and an analog multimeter can determine whether or not the tps is at fault. however there may be a simpler fix. as posted on the turbo diesel register - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lock up complaint issue 52 page 39 offered an in-depth look at torque converter lock-up. although the author was specifically talking about the 98.5 and newer trucks this tip applies to torque converter lock-up on turbo diesels 94 and later. as documented many people have replaced the tps or apps transmission temperature sensor and numerous other parts trying to correct the ongoing converter clutch problem with varying degrees of success. well for all of the shadetree mechanics in turbo diesel land before replacing any parts or wasting time connecting a scan tool or voltmeter to the electrical circuit start with the easiest step first. i have found the cause of the lock-unlock problem to be a frequency-induced electrical noise into the ground circuit of the battery which causes a fluctuating voltage signal from the tps to the pcm. the solution locate the 10-gauge ground wire that runs from the negative post of the passenger battery to the back of the alternator. this wire is often tan with a black stripe. starting at the back of the alternator loom where the tan/black striped wire heads for the battery wrap the wire with a piece of tin foil about 4 - 6 in length. wrap the tin foil with black electrical tape to secure it in place. road test the vehicle. if the problem is corrected smile. tony garcin dunrite converters vancouver wa 360 693-3200 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - thanks this is good info. i cleaned all my electrical connections and did the aluminum foil trick but that didnt help. i found an article on-line with the specs for diagnosing the tps so i checked mine and it was way out of spec. i tried adjusting it and cleaning it but nothing helped so i replaced it. after replacing the tps i checked the idle voltage and it was still out of spec so not sure what the problem is yet. my reference voltage is 5.11 so that is good and i used the ground wire going to the tps to check the reference so i assume the ground is good. i am still searching for the answer. thanks for your help. please let us know what you come up with. roy finally fixed my overdrive/ converter issue. i have been on the tps warpath througout this problem because mine was out of spec. tps voltage should be around 1 volt at idle position plus or minus .2 volts. my old one was .33. i cleaned and adjusted and the best i could get out of it was .59 so i bought a new one. i rechecked the idle postition voltage which was still only .66 on the new tps. i drilled out the mounting holes a little and got it in spec with .81. thinking it should be fixed i test drove it and to my suprise absolutely no change still same problem. you can only imagine the veins in my head. so after alot of thinking the one thing that i had forgotten about was the fact that the cruise control didnt work anymore. the power light would come on but would not operate. it was at that point something clicked and i relized the trans and cruise both have the brake switch in common. i replaced it and fixed the problem. i blew alot of money on the tps but like i said it was out of spec so i got stuck in that rut and didnt think of anything else other than the tps and circuit being the cause. i will do alittle more diagnosis next time even if something is questionable. thanks for everyones help. what a relief to have this fixed without replacing the trans. thanks again. .
From : stormin mormon
a call for more regulation yep thats manure. liberal droppings. -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. .. what a complete load of shit. -- .
From : tonyd
1167256474.150064.127290@h40g2000cwb.googlegroups.com perryneheum@hotmail.com wrote drugs booze speed snip i think its really nice that theyre cleaning your cage before the year ends. .
From : tbone
got a dodge megacab with built in gps display. has video in back for passengers was wondering if anyone knows a way to get video on the gps display in front. i know the garmin street pilot plays video and wonder if i can get video to work in the dodge thanks .