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New problems with my '90 240....(very long) 200 1990

posted by  Long-Rider on  Sun Dec 26 14:17 CST 2004
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Check to make sure that the insulation on the small wire on the back side of your alternator has not deteriorated and flaked off, especially if your oil pressure sender wire is also in the wiring bundle as it leaves the alternator/pressure sending area (the pressure sender is the little thingey just above where your oil filter screws to the engine). If these two wires are making contact with each other or with the engine, then you will experience what you are reporting.
As far as the handling becoming more erratic since having new tires installed, I have never had it happen to me, BUT, a friend of mine had the same problem that you are speaking of, so he decides to drive back to the tire shop to get them to check out his problem, BUT, he doesn't quite make it. Seems that when the right front tire fell off, it was caused by them failing to tighten up the lug nuts on that particular wheel (but, they did a real good job with the other three wheels, so you gotta give 'em 75% on the "didya tighten 'em" test.






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