Smithcraft
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Hello there!
Just a day or two ago, I was given the dreaded "Check Charging System" warning. The car went dark, and then it came back up right away, so I just put it off as a quirk, and then checked the warning out here when I got home.
Didn't do it in the morning, on the way to work, but it did it coming home. But it never got back to being bright. And I continued to check it out here and else where on the net when I got home.
Why can't I just get a brush kit f'r crying out loud!
Anyway, Sunday it died, and got a ride home. I disconnected the battery and removed the Alternator. This morning I went for a long walk to pick up an Autolite alternator at Shucks. Put it in, and then had a neighbor came over to jump the Mark.
So here is the excitement - If I adjust the panel brightness, all the way up, then go just a bit farther when the map lights come on, and then turn the dial down turning the map lights off, and then the door locks cycle! I've never noticed this before, and I'm wondering what the heck is going on?
There are a few other odd things, like the steering has a slightly higher effort, and the air ride pump seems to be running more. I put off the steering effort as I'm sure the alternator is putting a big draw on the front accessories, and the air ride as the computer relearning the system. But the door lock is just puzzling to me.
Any suggestions?
SC
Just a day or two ago, I was given the dreaded "Check Charging System" warning. The car went dark, and then it came back up right away, so I just put it off as a quirk, and then checked the warning out here when I got home.
Didn't do it in the morning, on the way to work, but it did it coming home. But it never got back to being bright. And I continued to check it out here and else where on the net when I got home.
Why can't I just get a brush kit f'r crying out loud!
Anyway, Sunday it died, and got a ride home. I disconnected the battery and removed the Alternator. This morning I went for a long walk to pick up an Autolite alternator at Shucks. Put it in, and then had a neighbor came over to jump the Mark.
So here is the excitement - If I adjust the panel brightness, all the way up, then go just a bit farther when the map lights come on, and then turn the dial down turning the map lights off, and then the door locks cycle! I've never noticed this before, and I'm wondering what the heck is going on?
There are a few other odd things, like the steering has a slightly higher effort, and the air ride pump seems to be running more. I put off the steering effort as I'm sure the alternator is putting a big draw on the front accessories, and the air ride as the computer relearning the system. But the door lock is just puzzling to me.
Any suggestions?
SC