| Sponsored Ads |
|
|
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
<<<<<< Register to remove these ads >>>>>>
|
|
11-24-2010, 11:12 PM
|
#1
|
|
Super Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
Age: 45
Posts: 6,570
|
new alternator time
Looks like I will be getting a new alternator this weekend...my volts are fine driving down the road...but when I stop at a red light or something my volts plummet. Been doing it all week but it got so bad tonight that it tripped the GEN light on my cluster...
|
|
|
|
|
|
11-24-2010, 11:18 PM
|
#2
|
|
N.C. Chapter President
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Salisbury, North Carolina
Name: Jim
Age: 77
Posts: 2,683
|
I had to replace mine in my 93 Dakota and I always call both Auto Zone and Advance Auto to see who has the best deal and I bought mine at Advance Auto for $99 + tax. Of course mine was the highest output one and the cheapest any where else was $129.99 + tax!
|
|
|
|
|
|
11-24-2010, 11:19 PM
|
#3
|
|
Super Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
Age: 45
Posts: 6,570
|
Yeah I priced it online and it is $99
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11-24-2010, 11:31 PM
|
#4
|
|
Super Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
Age: 45
Posts: 6,570
|
Im just gonna get the reman'd one since it has the lifetime warranty...does it sound like the alternator to you?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11-25-2010, 12:38 AM
|
#6
|
|
N.C. Chapter President
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Salisbury, North Carolina
Name: Jim
Age: 77
Posts: 2,683
|
When YOU take yours in; be sure to have them check for proper voltage to insure you get the proper one for your ride!
|
|
|
|
|
|
11-25-2010, 12:41 AM
|
#7
|
|
Super Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
Age: 45
Posts: 6,570
|
Originally Posted by NOTPAID4
When YOU take yours in; be sure to have them check for proper voltage to insure you get the proper one for your ride!
|
Will do...thanks!!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11-25-2010, 05:00 AM
|
#8
|
|
Vertically Challenged Super Mod
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Collinsville, OK
Name: Michael
Age: 44
Posts: 2,700
|
my envoy did something similar and it ended up being a lose battery connection. have them test the alt before you replace it its free and saved me money
|
|
|
|
|
|
11-25-2010, 05:02 AM
|
#9
|
|
V8 Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Texarkana, TX
Name: Mark
Age: 36
Posts: 697
|
^^X2 A bad ground or loose positive cable will cause the same symptoms as a faulty alternator. Check your main ground and clean any corrosion from your terminals
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11-25-2010, 05:32 AM
|
#10
|
|
Super Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
Age: 45
Posts: 6,570
|
I cleaned them real good when this all first started...I am gonna have them test both the batt and alt before I buy anything.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
TrueTone Ram
SHADOW
Dani's Truck
1997 Dodge Ram
Linear Mode
