help!! i have no idea whats wrong..

[etlsport]

shes home!!!!

turns out the little black plastic piece that goes over the positive post of the alternator had cracked.. and when tightened, it separated, causing the alternator to ground on itself, when i installed the 2nd alternator (OEM) i re-used the same piece without noticing the crack in it, when i pulled it to install the 3rd alternator, i noticed the crack, so replaced that piece and put back in the oem alternator.. fired right up with no symptoms at all!!

unfortunately my high output alternator is completely toast.. but the vx is up and running perfectly again... thanks for the help and support guys!!

oh and a big huge thumbs down to Bob's service center in downingtown, PA they were useless, they were the ones who fubar'd my negative battery post, recommended i replace my transmission and generally left my VX in disarray when they gave it back to me


but im happy that suzy is home and healthy!

[CrnCnn]

Re-united and it feels so good....

[Knigh7s]

:bgwg: good to know that everything is alright and not as extreme as some had thought!!! :bgwg:

[VehiGAZ]

Yay!!! Happy ending!!! (not that kind, pervs!)

Sometimes it's the little things. When I bought my 928 I had all sorts of never-ending battery/charge problems, leaving it D-E-D dead over and over again. :-( My (awesome) mechanic traced the problem to one of those battery-disconnect thumb-screw jobs that wasn't screwed on tight, corroding the contacts and keeping the battery from getting charged.

Nice pic, Eric! Glad it worked out for you...

[Riff Raff]

oh and a big huge thumbs down to Bob's service center in downingtown, PA they were useless, they were the ones who fubar'd my negative battery post, recommended i replace my transmission and generally left my VX in disarray when they gave it back to me

ERIC--- That manuever is commonly known as "job security" for repeat business!!!

[Anita]

I scared the husband, the cat and probably most the neighbors around me when I saw the pic of you hugging your VX!!!! I almost lost a lung laughing.

I would give good money to have a calendar of VX owners hugging their VX's.

[Gussie2000]

Eric,now it's good time to rechecked all aftermarket wiring since you'll be putting every thing back again.

[PittVXr]

Glad to hear you are up and running again. Amazing how such a small part can cause such huge headaches. Thanks for sharing your story. If this ever happens to any of the rest of us, we will have a possible answer to the problem.

[Ldub]

CONGRATS!, Happy to hear the news.

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[etlsport]

so far the casualties of this incident are

high output alternator (fubar)
both headlight bulbs (low beams burnt out)
rear view camera (turns on, no picture)
a 14mm socket (missing in action)
my spare VX battery (due to a shop messing up the terminal)

but on the plus side, my A/C has started working properly again with the oem alternator, so apparently the high output alternator was the issue there too

im guessing that piece cracked long ago, ie when the a/c started acting up, because that happened months after the high output alternator install, and got progressively worse over a span of 4-6 months, then stopped working completely for the last 2-3 months

total repair costs
tow to local shop - free from AAA
tow from local shop to my work - $80
electrical diagnosis from my shop - $12
rubber sleeve to cover cracked piece - $2
new headlight bulbs - $40
new rear view camera - $1.50
new high output alternator - $279 (eventually)

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

Great to hear you're back on the road! That pic should be framed! okay...I'm running to dollar bargain to buy a frame...lol.

[VehiGAZ]

Getting you beloved VX back on the road... PRICELESS!!

[KeithVXlvr]

SUZY ????

[VehiGAZ]

SUZY ????

I think they are all named that... right ldub?

[circmand]

!

Get a room you two