1992 Charging issues
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1992 Charging issues
I have a 1992 coupe. I just had the a/c converted to R134-A, replaced the compressor and lines. A/C is blowing cold! I also had a flow master exhaust adjusted - tailpipe was touching the body. However when I picked it up on the way home about 10 minutes, I noticed smoke coming from between the back of the engine and the firewall, but it stopped in about 15. I attributed it to grease or oil on the exhaust. Now is my real problem - the charging system would charge and then stop, then charge multiple times. On about a 20 minute drive it quit charging completely and the battery was almost dead - down to 9 volts - the a/c stopped working. I thought that was caused by the low voltage. I disconnected the battery cable and the engine died. The next day, I started it and the voltage gauge read 14.8 volts and the A/C worked fine. I drove it about 2 miles and it quit charging again. I thought it was the alternator so I took it to Advance where it tested good. The employee there recommended a voltage regulator, but I can’t find it. I know some are in the alternator, but they talked like this was external. Any thoughts????
