Well thought it was fixed that new plug and the flex dash panel installed, and it may have fixed that overcharging issue… but I still have a draw on the battery happening…. Still searching for it.
Ok, so update as of this evening. went to test the voltage on the alternator and the battery was completely dead. after the event of making it sweat and cook the other day, I wonder if it is completely cooked and ruined or just flat from a parasitic draw... was reading 0.67v. Its a brand new...
Thank you. That’s interesting. I don’t know if the plug is original but there are other aftermarket pieces on there, if I had to bet. I don’t think it’s the original plug. Autozone was the closest place I checked last time to get the alt checked, but I’ll do some deeper digging since they didn’t...
Ok so here’s a few pics. Lmk if these will do. I just noticed something as well. It looks like that red wire, near the connection to the alt, it looks like it’s been a lil melted. Could that be the source of this problem? Or is that just a symptom of this problem?
Turbo Bob,
I will go to the garage and get some pics now. I do have a handheld volt meter. the one on the dash is just a light saying something is wrong with battery/votlage. Something is making my alt pump out extra voltage, just don't understand what that could be. ill go get some pics for...
I have had an 87 gn for about a year now. I brought it from FLA to CA. Won on eBay, and been very happy with it. But….. since I’ve gotten it, I’ve been chasing this electrical gremlin since time of purchase. I’ve gone thru multiple new alternators (3) and batteries (3).
The issue at the moment...