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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 11:58 AM
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ss/tc charging system

so ive had my car for a month now and the past few hot days i noticed my votage would be around 13.4 which seems a little low to me but today i seen it jump down to 12.6 so my guess is the alternator is on its way out. what do you guys think?
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 12:23 PM
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well it is summer so with load on the system it may read lower. what is it at idle?
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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thats idle. while moving its any where from 13.6 to 14.2 wich is normal
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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A/C on, running the blower higher? Alternators don't put out much at idle. Battery volts will drop a bit. Sounds like you're fine to me.
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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sounds good thanks .
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 06:11 PM
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your fine
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