jeffinbham

ok, i've alrealdy searched, so don't bitch. my battery and brake light are coming on intermitently (flash on and off), seems like i have a loose connection. i swapped the clutch about a month ago, and we may have broke the bigger white clip on one of the sensors coming off the tranny, but the sensor still stays put. anyway, when i searched, it said "alternator, alternator" but i don't see why the alternator would be affected by the clutch swap. true, the car idle high (about 11-1200) when the lights come on, then when they switch off the rpm drop and the car feels like it's gonna stall. any ideas. oh yeah, the car has 91K, about how long do stock alternators last?

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96 200sx se-r
tein basics with pillow ball mounts, enkei 18s, b&m short shifter, 2.25" exaust with magnaflow, act street disc and HD pressure plate, aem cai, prothane motor mounts, topspeed header

Sethticlees

bout 91K miles depending.

Looks like your gunna need to brake out the old voltmeter and take some readings.
Check that alternator good and post all your findings.

good luck

jeffinbham

how do i check the alternator with a volt meter? we have one of those laying around, but i am electrically inept. what should the readings look like? thanks - jeff

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96 200sx se-r
tein basics with pillow ball mounts, enkei 18s, b&m short shifter, 2.25" exaust with magnaflow, act street disc and HD pressure plate, aem cai, prothane motor mounts, topspeed header

jeffinbham

oh yeah, one more thing. when the brake and battery lights come on and i have my headlights on, the headlights get brighter, then dim when the two dash lights go off. wtf?

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96 200sx se-r
tein basics with pillow ball mounts, enkei 18s, b&m short shifter, 2.25" exaust with magnaflow, act street disc and HD pressure plate, aem cai, prothane motor mounts, topspeed header

NismoPC

Alternator is going. That sounds like the regulator is shot. It's no longer regulating the proper voltage to your electronics.

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Brandon
'96 G20 (modified)

sersr20dk

get a new alternator cause you are gonna be pushing or towing the car home soon, it happened to me so i just put a new one in a bank parking lot in about a 1/2 hour, but don't let it happen to you

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