Originally Posted by ahunt4

New alternator and volt regulator, but the battery warning light stays dim. Its been on for over a month. Turned on all accessories while running, revved the engine and the volts measured 13.9-14. First morning drive the volt gauge will go up alot when hitting about 45-50mph but never hits the red zone (looks at about 15v or 14.7ish). I was thinking maybe the gauge is bad or the warning light is bad. Battery is new to.


you bought a new and correct battery for the car? the light stays on? then there is no question now that the problem is the alternator, and the only way you will confirm it, is by substituting the suspect alternator with another. You had to buy a new battery anyway, you had the wrong battery in the car. Now you need an alternator to confirm the issue. Get a used one.


The coolant gauge, when the engine is warmed up reads 90 Celsius or a tad over. Once i hit the road and drive it goes down a notch from 90 and never hits halfway again, not sure if this is concerning but something i just noticed.

looks normal to me, just like mine, it should cool down when you get on the highway, then rise when you get in traffic, the auxiliary fan should come on if the temp goes past a certain point.

Odometer has not worked since i got the car. speedometer works only when i accelerate, when i let off gas it bounces it goes to 0. I tried rotating it out as specified but i cant get the dang thing out. I feel the spring but it wont rotate.

why do you want to remove the speedo? to look at the back or to replace it? most likely it's not the speedo but the speed sender under the car. Doug knows where it is, I've never had to replace mine. Leave the gauge alone. Try to get a used speed sender to confirm.

Fuel gauge seems lazy and reads the proper amount after the car has been driven a little bit and is warmed a bit (5-10mins or so). It sits short by about 2-3 gallons when in the on position and cold.