You could be right. The funny thing is that the alternator was just
replaced (this week) . Prior to that the car had exhibited similar
symptoms. I had thought the bad alternator was unrelated to the lurch and
stall. If this is all one problem ( and my battery light also stays
dark as yours did ) then the question is, what is destroying these
alternators?
I'd like to cure the problem before I go the $ for the next alternator.
Thad Dabrowski
On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, Philip Glotfelty wrote:
> Thad,
>
> Sound exactly like a problem I had with my 88 505 Turbo wagon. Surprisingly
> the problem was the alternator and eventually the battery. Seems the
> alternator wasn't putting out enough "juice" (volts, amps I don't know which)
> the car would stall, the battery somehow charged up enough to let the engine
> start, only to die out a short time latter.
>
> I know this sounds like a strange place to start troubleshooting an engine
> problem, but that's what I found to be the problem with mine. Also surprising
> was that the battery light didn't come one.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Philip G.
> cinci
>
> Thaddeus E Dabrowski wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > Really could use some dianostic advice.
> > My '86 XN6 505 will begin lurching after running smoothly for 20 min.
> > Then, in a few more minutes it will stop and refuse to restart.
> > Overheating? Siezed? The water temp guage reads safely at half way to the
> > red line. The car will restart after sitting for a few hours.
> > The lurching is coincident ( not synchronous ) with the "click...click" of
> > a relay from behind the instrument panel.
> >
> > All suggestions appreciated
> >
> > Thad Dabrowski
> >
>
>
> > Was the salesman clueless? Productopia has the answers.
> > http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/1702
> >
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