alternator

02-10-2004, 09:54 AM

how can u tell when your alternator is going bad??? cause my boy said when you heat only works on high or something that is getting ready to go out. is he right???

leroBob · 02-10-2004, 11:11 AM

ur lights will dim and ur car will just feel like it's being sluggish and losing power. don't know what ur boys talking about :thumbsup:

02-10-2004, 11:37 AM

IF your like me your car will try to start, but it won't. Then you put the battery charger on it, and it starts, but then the gauges freakout lights start flashing everywhere, bombs are goin off in the background....... and so on.....
btw, i paid 300$ for a new alternator and batt installed (it is high cuz i had them put in a high output alternator and a stronger batt)

02-10-2004, 12:11 PM

When your heat (or AC) only works on the high, or top 2, fan speed settings, then you need to replace your blower motor resistor. it has nothing to do with your alternator.

jackal2000 · 03-13-2005, 07:42 PM

ok, i really really hate to drag this back up but my alt is squeaking. its the high output one i got from voodoosoup and i just put it in like 2 days ago. i noticed a little bit of squeaking when i spun the pulley before i installed it but i didnt think much of it. it didnt squeak once installed until this morning. i really hope the bearing isnt getting ready go. any ideas on what i should do to fix this? some wd40 maybe?

wrightie · 03-13-2005, 09:23 PM

WD40 is not a lubricant, WD stands for water displacement so all you are really doing is takin the water out.

Wrightie

jackal2000 · 03-13-2005, 09:51 PM

ok so any ideas on a spray lube i can use?

smokinAMD · 03-13-2005, 11:01 PM

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Originally posted by jackal2000@Mar 13 2005, 08:51 PM
ok so any ideas on a spray lube i can use?

Go to autozone, they have some spray stuff specifically made for alternators and stuff to clean them. Its safe for the electronics.

jackal2000 · 03-13-2005, 11:07 PM

^^^ok cool thanks for the tip

AGT · 03-14-2005, 12:04 AM

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Originally posted by jackal2000@Mar 13 2005, 09:51 PM
ok so any ideas on a spray lube i can use?

The girls don't mind if you use anal ease or something....oh crap SPRAY lube; missed that part.

jackal2000 · 03-14-2005, 05:17 PM

ok, i went to autozone and picked up some silicone spray lubricant and sprayed it on the alt and thats all well and good but the squeak has seemingly moved around the serpentine belt and is now at the power steering pump. since i was at autozone i went back in and got some belt dressing for the hell of it. holy poop! its screaming now! WTF! when the belt dressing was applied to various parts of the belt the squealing would stop but then like 2 seconds later it starts up again. the guy at the store thinks the power steering is about go but i dont. i think a new belt will fix it, hopefully.im going to get a gatorback or whatever its called. im guessing that somehow during the removal of the belt when i installed the alt it got messed up. also, i was watching the tensioner and it seemed to move a lot when the car was running. is that normal? i have never really paid attention to it before.

jackal2000 · 03-15-2005, 03:05 PM

i picked up a dayco belt today, lets see if it solves the problem.....

doubleN0alero · 03-15-2005, 03:30 PM

keep us posted...funny how the power steering pump would cause the alt to start squeeking

03-15-2005, 03:58 PM

I know that this is a little off topic but I like jackal2000 alternator, now do I have to buy one of the high output alternator or can I take mine off and then the casing around it and paint it? Looked in the search and found nothing.

jamcllw · 03-15-2005, 04:06 PM

I tried to take mine apart 1 day but couldn't figure it out. I know it's possible but don't know if special tools are required. If anybody knows could you post a how to.
Thanks

jackal2000 · 03-15-2005, 04:39 PM

so i have the belt off right now and i spun the alt pulley and it squeaks a bit and i moved the power steering pulley back and forth and it kind of clicks...is that normal?

oh and i dont have all the tools needed to totally replace the belt so that will have to wait.

-Alero- · 03-15-2005, 05:06 PM

check out formulanerd's how to on this.

jackal2000 · 03-15-2005, 05:24 PM

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Originally posted by Alero-@Mar 15 2005, 05:06 PM
check out formulanerd's how to on this.

i did. my question isnt about the process its about the pulley.

so i put the belt back on and the alt is still squeaking just a itsy bit. its not as bad as earlier though. i have to go to the store later so i'll see what it does.

-Alero- · 03-15-2005, 05:29 PM

have you tryed taking the pulley off and looking in the socket where it spins and placing/spraying/using any sort of lubricate for that?

jackal2000 · 03-15-2005, 05:34 PM

no i havent had the time to take any pulleys off and i wont til the end of next month since i start a leadership course tomorrow. <_<