1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera "alternator stays warm" Questions

... Once every 2 weeks the car is very hard to start, so much so that I had burnt out 3 starters and 1 Alternator. After I get the car running it sounds rough until it warms up, then the car runs great ...

...warm or cold envirnment, chances are one of the cells is dead. You will need to replace the battery if it wont hold the charge. Also bring the vehicle to an autozone or advanced auto parts store and ...

...alternator, but I cannot find the short, and the battery stays charged over night enough to start in the morning... is there something i'm missing? when you start the car you need to see if the ...

...off so light does not stay on help Check to see if any relay is hot or warm when everything is off, thus draining battery. It could be the central locking relay, or just a bad diode in the

alternator not kicking in. Reving engine has no effect. I recharge battery, start engine, and things work fine (voltmeter immediately goes to 14+ and stays there) and can drive all day. The next 'cold

stays runnig the alternator is fine and the battery is not holding/taking a charge anymore, if it is jumped and dies the alternator is dead and possibly the battery too from being deep cycled, in your

engine starts but does not stay on alternator checks good, not charging, engine dies after mostly warmed up then will not restart untill engine has cooled back down

...alternator (not related) drained and flushed drained and flushed checked hoses etc for blockages but the bottom hose stays cold. The thermostat is on the bottom hose it is warm until it gets to the ...

warm, the dash lights for "charge, brake and lights" come on and stay on? Hello, and welcome to FixYa. The lights may be indicating an internal failure in the alternator. I would suggest that you take

2001 Grand Marquis: it has an intermittent charging problem. Several alternators have been installed. I almost think it seems more likely to charge as the car warms up (and maybe stay charging). Of t ...