95 GSR Random Voltage Drop ????
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95 GSR Random Voltage Drop ????
First I'll give some backround info. I did a motor swap back in august 09 in my GSR i put a fully built all motor B18C1 back in with
11:1 Compress with CP pistons Eagle Rods
4-1 header Stock port and polished GSR Mani
Brian Crower Valve train with
Sk2 stage 2 NA vtec cams
During Swap i replaced
Alternator
Battery
and most sensors with new Ones Except O2s
NRG Grounding Kit installed
(i get voltage readings from a volt meter installed in my pillar)
Cars been running fine untill 4 months ago when i noticed the Charging Voltage go from 14.2 down to 13.8 I didnt think much of it at the time(maybe just broken in?) but after each month passed voltaged dropped more and more ....now if i dont put on my parking and or headlights the voltage drops to 11.9 after a few minutes of running. oh the voltage is so weak i cant turn the CD player on in my car....only radio works.....it shuts off and restarts constantly if i put in a cd....i know its not my player cus i've hooked it up in another car and worked fine.
oh and i notice huge drops in voltage if i use my turn signal every blick makes it go from 13.2 to 12.4 .....never did this before
I havent ttryed anything yet to fix it ...wandering where i should start
11:1 Compress with CP pistons Eagle Rods
4-1 header Stock port and polished GSR Mani
Brian Crower Valve train with
Sk2 stage 2 NA vtec cams
During Swap i replaced
Alternator
Battery
and most sensors with new Ones Except O2s
NRG Grounding Kit installed
(i get voltage readings from a volt meter installed in my pillar)
Cars been running fine untill 4 months ago when i noticed the Charging Voltage go from 14.2 down to 13.8 I didnt think much of it at the time(maybe just broken in?) but after each month passed voltaged dropped more and more ....now if i dont put on my parking and or headlights the voltage drops to 11.9 after a few minutes of running. oh the voltage is so weak i cant turn the CD player on in my car....only radio works.....it shuts off and restarts constantly if i put in a cd....i know its not my player cus i've hooked it up in another car and worked fine.
oh and i notice huge drops in voltage if i use my turn signal every blick makes it go from 13.2 to 12.4 .....never did this before
I havent ttryed anything yet to fix it ...wandering where i should start
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Re: 95 GSR Random Voltage Drop ????
Check the grounds. Actually, the first thing I would check is the voltage coming from the alternator. Check between the alternator case (or whatever is permanently connected to ground on the alternator) and the positive alternator output. If that looks fine, it's something in your power or ground wiring most likely. If the voltage looks too low at the alternator, chances are good that you have a problem with the field wire or charge wire.
Or, if you got a re manufactured alternator, the alternator has probably died. I don't know where they get the regulator assemblies for those, but they're usually completely unreliable pieces of shit.
Or, if you got a re manufactured alternator, the alternator has probably died. I don't know where they get the regulator assemblies for those, but they're usually completely unreliable pieces of shit.
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Re: 95 GSR Random Voltage Drop ????
I guess a good question to ask is whether the car starts fine, and whether the battery is getting charged. That would tell if the voltage problem is local to the circuits on the fuse box or if it is affecting the entire car.
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