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That's a good point. When I opened the hood on Friday the first thing I remarked metally was the heat off the engine. I still haven't spent a lot of time under the hood of my SVX, even less when the engine has been hot, but I'm fairly certain it was hotter on Friday when I popped the hood. The coolant temp gauge read normal operating temperature, but that doesn't mean the entire engine bay was heat saturated.
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Another update:
I started driving the SVX to work on Wednesday with the multimeter rigged up. Not a single problem at any time. I do a lot of rush hour driving, so the engine bay is as hot as it's going to get. I think I'll buy a new (reman) alternator soon and keep it on hand as a spare, but for now it seems my car is cooperating with me. Thanks for the input guys, I'll post if things get troublesome again.
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If you have access to an automotive electrical shop, it'd be WELL worth your while to get an OEM alt from someone and have it rebuilt/upgraded. I'd say getting it upgraded to 120A from OEM 95A would be a worthwhile investment.
Also I'd install an aftermarket volt guage. Whenever I get my SVX I'll be adding a 3 guage setup with volts, oil press, and trans temp. Not REALLY sure where, or how I'll mount them just yet. I'll need to get used to the interior to see where would be best.
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you'll need a warm day and have to drive at slow speeds with your AC on to reproduce this.
not sure what the real fix is but... -batt -alt -belts made it go away, in a couple subarus
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My electrical problem strikes again! Not so much trouble this time, the car didn't stall out and I got it off the road without any issues, but I had the same thumping from the speakers, lit up ABS and air bag lights, and radio dying. I still have my voltmeter hooked up from last time, and a quick glance showed a reading of 6-8V at the battery.
New alternator time?
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When my volt meter swings below Zero,
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to test it you will have to catch it in the act.
Always difficult with an erratic condition.
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Strange Electrical Problem
It may be just a bad connection between battery and chassis, best to read voltage between car chassis and battery negative terminal with headlights on. If there is a high resistance you should get a voltage drop. I had the same problem with an aftermarket stereo, when i turned lights on the auto antenna would retract. Put a new lead from battery to a well earthed bolt on chassis and fixed the problem.
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