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Old 10-18-2009, 08:48 AM   #4 (permalink)
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If the alternator voltage output is fluctuating with the RPMs sounds like bad diodes in the alternator. I just replaced mine this week because of the same thing. One easy way to tell is, if you sit at a red light or stop sign at night with your headlights on, do they dim when you come to a stop and then get brighter when you give it throttle? If so, the the alternator has one or more bad diodes.
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