15-16V voltmeter?
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I will tell you this. Get a volt meter and read your battery voltage, then alternator output, then distribution block, then fuse block inside... how often can you trust someone's word when buying a vehicle? If your dash volt meter is correct.. Your alternator is putting out max voltage. And yes the positive wire can go bad just like that in a flash doesn't take a second. The fact that you had to jump it to get started is a red flag. If your still experiencing the same thing... Well there you have it.
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In this thread you were pretty much experiencing the same thing. Remember this? Post a pick of that old volt meter you have and we'll help you read it 
http://www.gmsquarebody.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11187
Starter Issues?
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In this thread you were pretty much experiencing the same thing. Remember this? Post a pick of that old volt meter you have and we'll help you read it
Starter Issues?
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No he replaced the starter. Sure sounds like a bad cable to me and explains the symptoms in both threads.
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Alright, i replaced ground because it needed to be replaced anyways, ill replace the positive cable now too.
And, i didnt actually have to jump it, i just saw it was only getting 8 volts at cranking, so i thought i had to. ended up just being the cold wether and the lack of my choke not being hooked up, i am hooking it up when i get a chance though.
Just my main question now:
Is it ok to drive like this? Can i hurt anything? According to the stock voltmeter, its not quite in the red zone, close but not quite, so i'd assume its fine.
And, i didnt actually have to jump it, i just saw it was only getting 8 volts at cranking, so i thought i had to. ended up just being the cold wether and the lack of my choke not being hooked up, i am hooking it up when i get a chance though.
Just my main question now:
Is it ok to drive like this? Can i hurt anything? According to the stock voltmeter, its not quite in the red zone, close but not quite, so i'd assume its fine.
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And yes if this is the same thing I experienced... things will fail in short order... wiper motor :-( will start going off when it wants, radio... Well...
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Ok, i'll replace the positive cable in the morning.
If thats not the problem, then what could it be?
And, the voltmeter i used (I cant get a pic to upload) i couldnt read, but at the bottem there was a place where there was a replace zone and a good zone, itsin the replace zone. But, i have good voltage to everything(Even if its a little high), and its a new battery in the past year
If thats not the problem, then what could it be?
And, the voltmeter i used (I cant get a pic to upload) i couldnt read, but at the bottem there was a place where there was a replace zone and a good zone, itsin the replace zone. But, i have good voltage to everything(Even if its a little high), and its a new battery in the past year
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The voltage regulator in your alternator. Batt cable first tho. P.m. me your email or something and I'll post the pic for you
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I'm starting to think the alternator got jacked somehow. Better take it to get tested somewhere.
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Very possible. I changed two a alternators and a starter b4 replacing the positive batt cable. But that way my situation. I just couldn't get past the fact the cable "looked good" :-(
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Oh it will also make the ignition switch fail... right when you don't want it to. If your alternator is bad let me know I got one I rebuilt just b4 my cs swap. Maybe 10k on it
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We sure are throwing a lot of parts at something that may not be broken. Where's the readings from a meter? The factory gauge may be off, most of them are not very accurate at all.
