my brake, battery, and raditor light are all on!

[cudvig]

what could this be? I was driving down the road and all of a sudden these three lights came on. So i checked my volts with my datalogger and they seem to stay at 12.4 and go down to 11.99 or so at idle? does anyone have an idea to what this is? My car is a 92 AWD laser with minor bolt ons if that helps.


-Colin

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Blown alternator fuse or bad alternator?

[cudvig]

it still charges though? is that a sign my alternator isnt dead!?

[sleepy2lazy]

you have a bad fuse, or bad alternator.

soon, your car may not charge anymore. least this is what happened to me.
about two weeks ago
dumb brake light kept coming on. radior light has been on for a long time by itself. battery lights would come on.

i'm not sure what the voltage is suppose to be at tho, but
on my Apex'i turbo timer, anything below 12.6, it blinks meaning that the voltage is getting low? I assume thats what it means.

[Kracka]

With the engine running you should be at ~13.5-14.1V. If you're dipping down into the 12's you are having charging problems, I'm saying you need a new alternator. Fix it quick before it destroys your battery too.

[Kracka]

Originally Posted by sleepy2lazy

i'm not sure what the voltage is suppose to be at tho, but
on my Apex'i turbo timer, anything below 12.6, it blinks meaning that the voltage is getting low? I assume thats what it means.

You can set that to blink/warn at any voltage you want, I believe 12.6 is just the preset. A fully charged battery in strong working condition will put out about 12.5 volts by itself.

[cudvig]

well i took that alternator fuse out and started my car and it does that same thing. So my alternator is going out? or is just dead? Could i get a rebuilt one?

I drove home from st paul last night with the same amount of current the whole time.