laotsu Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 let me preface this by saying I am not poitive this alternator was good upon install or that it is internally regulated. I got the alternator in a parts pile i bought years ago and it looked good. it looks larger than the one that I pulled out of my 521, I think it is a 620 alt. I checked the back and it had the letters that an external reg alt have so I think teh voltage reg is used. so, I left my key on and went a fucked off for a couple hours. Came back and battery is dead. jumped it. when I took the jumpers off it died instantly. let it idle for five min with the jumpers on. took jumpers off it ran for five seconds and then died. Did my alt die? was it never good and I've been running on battery this whole time? Quote Link to comment
JoeCool Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Not sure, but it sounds like the alternator is shot. Take the alternator off and bring it to a parts store and have it bench tested. Heck, may as well have the them charge and test the battery as well. Both should be free services. Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted September 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 I don't want to pull the alternator I can helpI don't want to pull the alternatoralternator if I can help it Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 "Well then. I guess you're up shit creek" Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 You should just drive it around attached to another car's charging system by jumper cables. Problem solved. Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted September 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 I was thinking solarI was thinking solar panels Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted September 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Alt was so bad Kragen couldn't even get the machine to test it, at two different stores. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 maybe try taking a spare and having it rebuilt at a shop that does alternaotrs and sarters and see if those last longer. I got a alt from O Rileys and it has been good so far. But i got a alternator monitor and alway monitor the voltage so Ill no way before it goes totally bad and stranded. I think it srebuilt in maylsia. Quote Link to comment
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