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My 1990 camry is charging 14 volts but will not turn the charge light out on the dash, allso the headlight indicator and brake light are on, i allready changed the regulator

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Headlight and brake warning lights are prob. due to low voltage from the battery. Charge the battery and I bet they go away. If so, clean the battery terminals and cable.

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There is no way to guess at this problem, you will have to use a multimeter and troubleshoot the circuits. Try first checking for error codes on the computer

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