I had the battery and alternator fixed then, the car started getting too hot and cut out after restarting...would this be the thermostat or an engine problem? If it is a plug on the fan would these symptoms be that of the fan plug??
SOURCE: low battery gauge indicated
Not necessarily,this can also be caused by poor battery cable connections or a bad battery cable or a bad connection to the gauge or just a bad gauge.Check or have them checked first,and then have the alternator output tested,a voltmeter connected at the battery posts should measure 14.5 to 14.8 volts at an idle,any lower than this than the alternator is the problem.
SOURCE: Sunfire overheating, not low on coolant
Look at the main fuses.Alot of cars fans run off them.Its useally under the hood.Most of the times there on the right side above the finder well.
SOURCE: my 1994 pontiac bonneville has a very rough idle,
rough idle sounds like it could be your TPS system going bad.... as for the coolant light, it may be a faulty sensor, or you may have a tiny leak and the system detects that the pressure is lower than it should be.
As for the battery itself when tested, it should read 12-12.5Volts
across the leads when the car is off. When the car is running, the
battery should be reading 13-14Volts across the leads, anything lower
means the alternator is not charging your battery, anything higher
means the alternator is over charging and damaging your batter
Testimonial: "Appreciate the advice, I was told the same thing about the coolant light by another mechanic. Good info about the battery and the rough idle."
SOURCE: 2003 Ford Taurus, Replaced alternator 3 x,
WELL CHECK ALTERNATOR FUSE.IF FUSE GOOD HAVE CAR SCANNED FOR A GENERATOR FAULT CODE.YOUR ALTERNATOR IS PCM CONTROL.WITH CAR RUNNING YOUR VOLTAGE OUT PUT AT BATTERY FROM ALTERNATOR SHOULD BE 13.5 TO 14.5 VOLTS.CHECK BATTERY CABLES MAKE SURE THEY ARE CLEAN AND FREE FROM CORROSION.
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