Did anyone suggest an amps output test on the car? It is possible to have
voltage and no amps. Start the car, install ammater between one batt
terminal and cable with car running, if using neg side, use pos end of
ammeter on bat and neg to cable. It should be charging. Turn appliances on
one at a time , H/L, htr ,wipers , four ways, etc... As you turn them on
check your output at 1500 rpm.If it stays at min 5amps output, your alt. is
good. But I suspect that you either have a faulty rectifier or stator which
would cause your cricket because of intermittent magnetic field. Other
causes of cricket are a bad coil, faulty ign. wires, faulty
condenser(suppressor) at coil or any number of bad grounds. Your symptoms
though point at the alt
Mike Aube
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From: tamara saarinen <tsaari61@maine.edu>
To: <peugeot-l@egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 2:00 PM
Subject: Cricket in Radio (Spring!?) MORE!
> Hi,
>
> Continuing the saga of the Texas car (82 505s automatic xn6) and its
"weird
> electrical events," Gene went out night driving to see what happen.
>
> A. Wipers produce moderate flashing of the charging system warning light.
> B. Right signal produces slightly less intense flashing.
> C. Left signal produces a lot less intense flashing.
> D. Emergency flashers produce no flashing (of the charging system warning
> light).
> E. Radio and rear window defogger on/off produce no cahrging system
warning.
>
> OOPS! Nighttime event for the cricket:
> a. Voltmeter registers 10.6 with all the lights on.
> b. Revolution runup produces max of 13.4 volts.
>
>
> Originally mentioned symptoms below:
>
> 1. Cricket in the radio is excited to soprano heights of vocality as
engine
> revolutions increase, whether or not transmission is engaged.
>
> 2. During this first observed daytime event, charging system idiot light
> did not show sufficiently red for me to detect at any engine speed.
(Tamara
> reports glowing light sometimes at night, especially on actuation of turn
> signals, then in sync with turn signal.)
>
> 3. Power affected severely for part of a three mile drive home (made it).
> Tranny shifted down at low speeds and up hills. I was able to get up to
> 55-60 downhill in third, but no higher. There was hesitation, if I pushed
> the power limitation.
>
> 4. Back in the driveway, I had to shut it off to deal with arriving home
> domestic stuff. When I went back out with voltmeter and restarted, the
> cricket had wised up and wasn't talking. Engine off volts were ~12.6 to
> 12.7. Engine on at idle volts were 12.25+/-.07. Engine on revved up volts
> were 14.41 or so (seemed as though the Voltage Regulator was cutting
> charging at that point.
>
> 5. All connections I could reach easily SEEEMED tight.
>
> I'll carry the voltmeter in the car and be ready for that pesky cricket
the
> next time. Meanwhile, the sharing of any experience with the little
beastie
> or other items of purported wisdom will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gene & Tamara
>
>
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