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From: pigrp@ihuxq.UUCP (Peter Fales)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Alternator light question
Message-ID: <1043@ihuxq.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 29-Jun-84 17:51:14 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 29 17:51:14 1984
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>I have a 1974 Pinto station wagon with a little over 100K miles on it.
>Occasionally at highway speeds the alternator light comes on.  I can
>get it to go off by turning ON the parking lights or, if that fails,
>the headlights.  After a while I turn off the lights and the alternator
>light doesn't come back on.  The alternator belt is relatively new, in
>good condition and reasonably tight.  Does anyone have an idea what is
>happening?

I think you had better get your alternator/charging system checked 
before it breaks down completely.  Just because the belt is new doesn't 
mean that the 100K mile alternator is working.
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Peter Fales

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