Try and measure the voltage delivered to the battery. Should be 13.5
Volts. If you are using an analoge meter, I'll bet you see the needle
fluctuating between 14.5 and 16.5 Volts. A sure sign the voltage
regulator is having a problem.
Ray
> ----------
> From: Les Winters[SMTP:lwinters@midiworld.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 1998 1:51 PM
> To: peugeot@padui.org
> Subject: 505 electrical problems
>
> My 87 505 STI (V6) just started to act strangely. I drive mostly at
> night, so
> my lights are usually on all the time. Lately I've noticed that all
> lights
> (headlights
> interior and dashboard lights) turning from bright to dim about once a
> second.
> It's like someone would be playing with the dimmer switch, turning it
> up and
> down every second. It's not some loose connection, since it doesn't
> react
> to road bumps, it does it all the time, a little faster at higher RPM.
>
> I remember the same thing happening a few months ago, but it went away
> by itself the next day. Now it seems to be here to stay.
>
> Any idea what might be causing it? Anyone had similar problem?
> Is it the alternator going bad, or is there a separate voltage
> regulator
> somewhere?
>
> On my previous cars (Audi, VW) the Bosch alternators had replaceable
> voltage regulator/brush set in the alternator, so I didn't have to
> replace
> the whole
> alternator. Is it similar on the 505?
>
> Les
> 87 505 STI V6
>
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