I'm located in Austin, Texas.
The relays were checked with a meter and seem to be operating properly.
What role does the alternator resisitor play in the charging circuit? I have seen it mentioned numerous times and have seent he part for sale for $3.00. I have always been into replacing any little parts here and there as I found them just to ensure that the car is always in good working order, but have never replaced this part.
The first time the alternator went out I was sitting in a friends driveway at night and one of my headliughts didn't come on all of ther way. They were up, but the passenger side headlight was dimmly lit so I turned the key off and back on quickly and ended up blowing the alternator out. A genious actin on my part.
The car has 98,000 miles on it and has a strong engine mechanically. IT's too bad the electrical is such a pain.
