Cascade Crew

Xophertony · Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:36 pm Post subject: Vbelt alternator

i am pretty sure the alternator is bad on the 2.8. seems like i have to jump it once a week (known good battery, came out of the GTA). alternator only reads like 12.5 with engine @ 3k. little less at idle. reads around 10 or less with headlights on.

normally an alternator is somthing i would only replace with new... but i am sick of putting money into this car. i am trying to sell it. Mad

anyway, so if anyone has a used vbelt alt i can buy that would be cool

aaron_sK · Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:02 pm Post subject:

Try the junkyard, they can test to see if it works, and it's cheaper than a rebuilt.

Xophertony · Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject:

cool. i did'nt know they could test them. few other things i need anyway.

aaron_sK · Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 9:17 pm Post subject:

This is of course assuming that thier "test" means anything. I actually had a junk yard ruin an electric motor "testing" it off of a battery.

Xophertony · Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 9:52 pm Post subject:

if one of the crewbies does not have one i think i will probably test it myself before leaving. ie drive car with failing ALT to junkyard, remove ALT, bring in for comparison, install "new" ALT before leaving and attach VOLT/OHM meter to test it's output.

upon typing that out that sounds like a BAD idea. this sucks. i don't want to spend $100 on a re-built Sad

Twilightoptics · Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject:

Startmart will rebuild it cheap and warrenty it.

Take the alt off and to Napa/Schmucks and they'll test it for free.

Xophertony · Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:50 pm Post subject:

allready had it tested a schucks
it was putting out about 13 amps at 2K. less at idle.