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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 01:32 PM
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Default Re: Battery Light comes on when I accelerate

Originally Posted by chrisparker85
I tried the Voltage last night and it stayed at 11.7- I also took the plug out of the back of the Alternator and it only has one blue wire in it? Is that Normal? When I started the car with out it in the battery light stayed off then came back on once I put it in. Pep Boys tested it again and they said both are good. Could it be the plug that inserts in the back of the Alternator? I have pictures but cant figure out how to really put them up.
The blue wire is what makes the bulb in the dash light up. There is a black wire from the alternator to the battery and a black wire to the battery.
See 2004 Repair Manual 8W-20-2.
 
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