The problem does seem to resolve when car is warm. Once the alternator light goes out and the dash lights come on this resolves. You can then turn the car off and let it sit for a while, maybe an hour or so then restarting the car results in immediate turn off of the alternator light and the dash lights come on. The condition is liveable but we had a battery discharge that left us trying to jump start his car I think because he was driving a very short distance to school over and over again and the alternator was not starting. Because the alternator does not immediately come on in this condition then jump starting required letting the battery charge enough to drive it far enough to have the alternator start in this condition or else the car would die.
I think the dash lights not illuminating has to do with the voltage not increasing because alternator is not immediately coming on. I think this is just an effect:
And yes the wiring has been manipulated through the years and I have been going through multiple issues and solving them in at a time.
I am sorry I did not go into all of the others but they may be important
1. I have changed both the Hazard light switch and headlight switch but I am left with 2 problems here :
No low beams bilateral but everything else fine
2. No hazards
But fine blinkers solo
3. Windshield wiper blows fuse when turned on and I have been through it. I have it disconnected and ran a separated related circuit to bypass 944 fuse box after changing the stalk switch and checking all the wiring here with no fix.
The alternator issue may just be part of the bigger bugs introduced by previous owner.
I figure a good electrical
Shop may charge more than the worth of the car to diagnose and fix but may be necessary
