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Warren

Jun 24, 2001 12:18 AM

Idiot lights shorting on???

All of the idiot lights at the bottom of my analog dash are shorting on when the RPMs go over 1500. Nothing seems to be wrong other than that when it happens. My guess is that it's the generator or regulator, but before I buy anything, I was wondering if anyone else has heard of this problem and could suggest a solution.

AZ-ZBum

Jun 27, 2001 12:24 PM

Re: Idiot lights shorting on???

Most likely, it is the alternator. If it goes on above 1500 RPMs, I'd guess it is overcharging, but who knows.

Anyway, take the car to autozone or one of those and have them test it. Just to make sure.

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Spot	Jun 28, 2001 06:31 AM

Re: Idiot lights shorting on???

the regulator is built into the alternator on z31's, so I'll agree with Z-bum, probably the alternator.

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