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Old Apr 15, 2014 | 04:15 PM
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i'm thinking my alternator or voltage regulator might be going out. the reason i say this is anytime i turn on my car and turn on my heater on my voltage meter on the dash will go down and back up a bit which has never done this before tell a few days ago.
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Old Apr 15, 2014 | 05:27 PM
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Does the volt meter go below 12 volts?
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Old Apr 15, 2014 | 05:30 PM
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nope never does
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Old Apr 15, 2014 | 05:53 PM
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Meter like said and can check if windows roll down slower. Can always pull it off and have auto store check free.
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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by shadowm891
nope never does
I wouldn't be too worried about it, but you should have a battery load test done as well as voltage testing.
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