Out of town and charging system is.........not charging
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Out of town and charging system is.........not charging
How many miles is the stock alternator good for?
I now have 205k on the stocker and the guage is showing about 11-12 volts with slow flashers and dim lights.
It then jumped up to around 13-14 for a while then, fell back.
Napa says they have a new one-no core, in stock for $175.
What else could be causing low voltage?
I now have 205k on the stocker and the guage is showing about 11-12 volts with slow flashers and dim lights.
It then jumped up to around 13-14 for a while then, fell back.
Napa says they have a new one-no core, in stock for $175.
What else could be causing low voltage?
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Mine was a broken wire behind the windshield washer bottle along the inner fender well that lead to the ECM. This was after I bought a new alternator and ECM.
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Been a few weeks.
Put some faith in Napa and they are as bad as Autozone, Checker, Western Auto, etc.
"Tested" the alternator and "Yep it's bad".
Bought and installed new one with same result.
I look at the sticky and find the ASD relay is a possibility; swapped with the a/c relay and no problems since.
So stock alternater was still good at 210,000 miles but brushes are almost to the limit. Might put it back on to see how long it will go.
Put some faith in Napa and they are as bad as Autozone, Checker, Western Auto, etc.
"Tested" the alternator and "Yep it's bad".
Bought and installed new one with same result.
I look at the sticky and find the ASD relay is a possibility; swapped with the a/c relay and no problems since.
So stock alternater was still good at 210,000 miles but brushes are almost to the limit. Might put it back on to see how long it will go.
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The only time they do a return is if its deffective. They have a no return policy because people would just throw parts at a problem and if it did not fix it they would return it. If some other part was defective in the same system it could cause the part they repaced to burn out or damage it. I worked the counter in a parts store and alot of people just replace stuff instead of checking in to whats wrong. I had plenty of people buy a computer, then try to return it for a refund, and want there old one back. Sorry, no can do.
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