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Re: Inline fuse location / altenator to positive batt lead
Montanarick:
Your problem reminds me of something that occurred on my van when it was new (25 yrs ago!). After about 1 yr of use the battery light would flash intermittently. Since the vehicle was under warranty I asked the dealer to check it out and replace the alternator. As you might expect, the dealer "never saw the light come on" and therefor did not replace the alternator.
My analysis was that the light flash seemed to be a false error, not a true indication of failure of the charging system.
Over the years the condition continued occasionally and after the warranty expired it got even worse, eventually to the light being on most of the time. Unfortunately this later left me broken down on the highway when the alternator failed since I couldn't tell the battery was discharging until the van came to a sudden halt.
After replacing the alternator, I never saw the erroneous battery light again, so the root cause must have been in the alternator itself, probably the regulator module.
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