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Re: battery drain when lights are on (archive)
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Posted by j-dog on July 22, 2001 at 12:34:21:

In Reply to: Re: battery drain when lights are on posted by Doug Huang on July 22, 2001 at 12:24:17:

my belts are very tight, if they are too tight could this be why my alternator isnt keeping up?

sounds like your alternator isn't keeping up with the power consumption. Check your belts and see that they only have about half an inch of play up and down. HTH

-Doug




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