slick Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Every once in a while, I'll start up my car. The ampers will shoot into the 18 range, and the engine will run at 2000 RPM's. If I try to drive it like this, the engine will surge like hell. It will finally go away, but it bugs the piss out of me, so i try not to let it run like this. I've disconnected the battery for about 2 minutes, and hooked it back up, and it ran fine then. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyman87 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 bad voltage regulator or a short? dont know what to tell ya 18 amps is pretty LOW! condisering the stock alt put out 105amps.. if your talking about volts adn amps was a typo,, then it would be a voltage regulator.. i have seen my car get all the way to 14.9volts while driving.. and that is with an UD pully on. normal for my car is ruffly 14.5volts (charging?) and 13.8-14.0 volts normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 I think he means volts as in on the voltmeter on the dash. 18 is extremely high to be putting out. Mine stays in the 14v range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 When I start my car my volt gauge reads 16-17 volts for about 10 min. It's done this the whole time I have had my car. I wouldn't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4spdz34 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 he means volts, that is my old car so who better to answer this than me, caus ei thought i fixed it. there is a short of ignition to ground somewhere in that car, don't replace that alt it had less than 3k miles on it when i sold it to u and its acdelco. its something aftermarket, i beleive the alarm. all i can say is pull it all out and rewire it. cause i tracked evrything down to that damn alarm, it had the car misfiring and overcharging, just rip it out and redo it, if u are thinking of throwing away that alarm send it to me and i will get it warrantied for u it has 2 year up here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Crap, i meant volts How do i go about replacing the voltage regulator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4spdz34 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 its in the alternator, and its not bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeZ34 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Crap, i meant volts How do i go about replacing the voltage regulator? It's built in to the alternator.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 its in the alternator, and its not bad Very true on that. Well, i guess i'll be looking at the alarm as soon as i get a free chance then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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