lmdew Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) Friend sent me a text. Her 98 Forester, Auto had all of these come on at the same time. It's still running: CEL ABS Battery Light Brake Light Radio and Air Stopped. I'll head over and check the Alt Monday. I think I've seen these symptoms before. Edited December 23, 2019 by lmdew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 You are probably right about the alternator. Check SBF-1 80 AMP (slow blow fuse). The radio and air have their own fuses but they are fed from the SBF-1 along with a lot of other stuff. That is the fuse that blew on a WRX when the Alt was putting out over 20 volts. The car was dead when that happened. It connects the Alt to the battery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lmdew Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 Old Alt not putting out even 11.5 volts. Swapped in a use Alt. 13.5 to 14.1 when the RPM is up, but 11.9 at idle. Battery and Brake light still on. It was an ALT I had sitting as a spare I have another. After Christmas, I'll swap it in. Happy Holidays to all, Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 I assume you know, or are confident, it’s not a separating crank pulley? Youve probably seen gobs of those late 90s bad alternators, very common. Phase I EJ25 Subaru OEM remans are ~ $75. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 Crank pulley looked good. I thought about it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 didn't report loss of power steering so, I didn't mention crank pulley. I suppose a glazed belt could be slipping or????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo F Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Make sure grounding connections are clean or add extra ground cables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 The PO did replace the HG. I'll look for the intake ground on the passenger side. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 All grounds were where they should be, clean and tight. I put in a second used Alt I had and it's charging fine. Battery and brake light off. Happy New Year! Larry 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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