I just had my alternator replaced about 2 months ago. when i accelerate my voltage meter will max out at 16 amps. when i let off the acceleration it returns to normal...any input would be appreciated.
2006-09-08 17:18:07 · 4 answers · asked by goulamann 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you have a built in regulator on that one,,and its bad,,it shouldn't be charging that much,,that is not normal at all,,id take it back,,and see what they said about it,,it can damage some electrical items if it keeps doing this,,i own a repair shop,,and i have seen a few of them do this before,,sometimes they will go back to normal,,one other thing that might cause it,,is a battery trying to short out,,it causes one to shoot up high,sometimes,,good luck with it,,i hope this help,s.
2006-09-08 17:24:52 · answer #1 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the wrong alternator was installed. Was it a factory alternator or some other alternator?
Could be that the voltage regulator responds to high rpms. Does the car act strange electrically?
2006-09-09 00:25:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
problem is a regulator problem but is more than likely being caused by a loose ground or arcing spark plug wire depending when it started also it could be a motor mount the torque could be causing the motor to shift just enough to give the engine partal ground which would do the same thing voltage regulators built into alternators work or dont work the problem is ground related
2006-09-09 00:35:48 · answer #3 · answered by sean b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your regulator is bad and you should have i looked at asap because your battery isn't made to handle that high of a load the battery could explode, or it may short out wires, and the longer it does that the more damage it will cause you
2006-09-09 00:33:16 · answer #4 · answered by laser_beamer_5 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋