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Battery Or Alternator?
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Just a thought here - Having a loose positive cable at the alternator can lead to premature alternator failure. Why? Because the voltage regulator is internal to the alternator. If you have a loose output connection your are esentially creating additional resistance. In turn, the voltage regulator is required to compensate by increasing the output. I.E. instead of working at 70% duty cycle, it's running at 95-100%, and subsequently wears out faster.
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if the dash warning lights came on... it IS the alternator... i have one for sale from ole' grey if you are interested.. let me know.
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Originally Posted by GreyGT-C' date='Feb 22 2005, 04:05 PM
if the dash warning lights came on... it IS the alternator... i have one for sale from ole' grey if you are interested.. let me know.
<span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'>(runs off to the for sale section to make sure there are no pics)</span>
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