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Alt. Light On/Key Off
My 924 has the alternator light on with the key off. Where to start?
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09-28-2007, 10:24 AM
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any other lites, oil pressure on? key off may not be grounding the ignition switch.
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09-28-2007, 11:05 AM
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I hope it's this simple...
With the key off and alternator light on, do you also have battery voltage at the black wire to the coil? If you do, you probably have a bad ignition switch. The voltage for the idiot lights and coil on a '77 924 ONLY comes from the ignition switch ON position. I looked at a '78 924 schematic. Should be the same.
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Edek '87 924S '91 535i Last edited by onZedge; 09-29-2007 at 09:59 AM.. |
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09-28-2007, 04:23 PM
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Check you wires that go to the starter... it happened on my 911. It was a broken connector.
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09-28-2007, 05:39 PM
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after you do that check 924.org I'd like to help, but i know nothing about pre-80's 924's
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09-28-2007, 05:48 PM
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Found it. Brittle insulation around the harness connecting the starter and alternator had flaked off causing a dead short. Too many heat shields to get around, but its out and now I have to rebuild that portion of the harness.
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10-02-2007, 06:04 AM
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Do you have a picture of this?
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