PrestonsSHO
97 SHO OWNER
Started the day out good riding the wife around in SHO and towards the end of the day IT GOES TO ****. I got on the car trying to chase this guy in a chevy blazer and it just bogged out and lights in the dash flickered. I get home and shut off the car and it would not start back up.... Dang battery goes bad according to my tester. Of course nothings open around here in this 1 horse town but Walmart so I go get a battery from them and put it in. I put my tester back on and it shows 14.3 volts and I can here the alternator whistling and it says good diodes ,amp output over 50 amps, regulator voltage at 14.3 volts. I put the battery core in the car and head to walmart to get my $9 dollars back and on the way the Alternator light started flickering while cruising along at 45mph. I drive back home and put my tester on the car again and dang voltage says 12.22 volts and holding, Headlights on-12.11 volts. Proceeded with the alternator test and it says start car...Im like stupid tester its already running. I get it to perform the test anyway and now it says good diodes but low amp and voltage output.... So I guess the alternator was on its way out and it decided to do it after I did another video and was getting on it. When I turn the key on the battery light does not come on now and it does nothing at all while driving now.
Dammit I gotta drive all the way to work(I am a auto technician) to get my Chevy Trailblazer now....................WHAT A DAY.
Dammit I gotta drive all the way to work(I am a auto technician) to get my Chevy Trailblazer now....................WHAT A DAY.
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Those diode packs are easy to swap.. see if you can't get it tested at a good shop, and then fix it yourself if it is the diodes that are the issue.
