indeepshitnow

indeepshitnow · #1 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 06:23 PM

Hey folks, new to the forums here. I just bought a 2001 250 Trail Blazer. Are there alternators on these things? I put the battery on charge for a while, it cranks, runs... Then I run it, and it dies down, no juice left... Any help is appreciated. I tried searching the topic with no results....

**Bruce!** · #2 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 06:44 PM

First off, welcome to the board!

indeepshitnow · #3 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 1200bruce

First off, welcome to the board!

Thanks. I used to live in your area. Anyhow, I don't think it's the stator now that I have had a second look at this thing. The lights brighten up when I give it throttle. I think I may be dealing with a shyt battery.

Dirty Dawg Dale · #4 (**permalink**) 09-28-2009, 10:54 AM

Sounds like a bad voltage regulator. If the lights get brighter when revved up be careful as you could blow out all your lights.

indeepshitnow · #5 (**permalink**) 09-28-2009, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirty Dawg Dale

Sounds like a bad voltage regulator. If the lights get brighter when revved up be careful as you could blow out all your lights.

So I would have to replace the stator? Or is the voltage regulator separate? I got a new battery, and so far so good, but yeah, the lights do brighten when I rev it...

Dirty Dawg Dale · #6 (**permalink**) 09-28-2009, 08:19 PM

The lights will brighten a little if you rev it up. Usually if the voltage regulator was bad you would have all ready fried all your light bulbs.

indeepshitnow · #7 (**permalink**) 09-29-2009, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty Dawg Dale

The lights will brighten a little if you rev it up. Usually if the voltage regulator was bad you would have all ready fried all your light bulbs.

Thanks... Quick question, do these things have a typical 'knock' when idling? I mean, it runs good but it could be an exhaust thing.

Dirty Dawg Dale · #8 (**permalink**) 10-01-2009, 09:38 AM

It depends what you call a knock. Being any air cooled motor it will be noisy. This machines were always a little on the noisy side but some of the noise should go away once the motor is warmed up.

indeepshitnow · #9 (**permalink**) 10-01-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty Dawg Dale

It depends what you call a knock. Being any air cooled motor it will be noisy. This machines were always a little on the noisy side but some of the noise should go away once the motor is warmed up.

Thanks alot for your answers.

indeepshitnow

lights brighter when reved up atv