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'93 245 bright warning lights came on

posted by  garrard on  Wed Aug 4 16:00 CST 2010
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Car just completed 5K trip with no trouble. Tonight was dropping by dad's house in major thunder/lightning storm. No trouble. Stayed around 15 minutes until storm passed through. Lots of lightning nearby. Took a bit longer than usual to start. Some radio blips, maybe engine blios, maybe headlight blips, and dash lighting (not warning ones) blips. I turned off AC and radio. Thought I might have seen soft glowing warning lights so after less than 1mile at 25mph, headed back to dad's. Soon all warning lights came on glowing very bright. Headlights may have dimmed--not sure because too focused on getting back. Did not experience drivability issues. Grabbed dad's car and drove home.
If not for nearby lightning, I'd assume either broken alternator wire or maybe alternator bolt, and that's probably what I'll find. The way it came on so suddenly, I doubt it's voltage regulator/brushes. Any chance nearby lightning could have fried anything? Anything else likely?
Thanks.






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