My alt went out on my VR4 the other night. Sure enough, despite the 15* weather, my dad took went and took it out last night cause he was curious.
Now hes got it apart on his work bench at work and wants me to find out what you guys know about the diodes and the volt regulator.
Replaceable? Where can you get parts. BTW, he is an electrician, and despite the fact that I can get a used one for all of $3 from a local guy he still want to know if he can rebuild it.
Thats my dad.
Whenever you use forceful and overt verbal persuasion to try to convince others to see things your way, they're probably not listening to what you say, Instead they're looking for every error in you your logic and mistakes in your facts, all the while constructing counterarguments. Worse still, they don't merely believe you're wrong; they need you to be wrong in order to protect the status quo. And since the final judge exists in their own head, you lose every time. - The Influencer
Is the level of bullshit you have to go through to change things in a direction you want, less than than or equal than the level of current bullshit?
Considering most of the ones you get from the auto parts places are remans the answer would be yes. Most auto parts places can typically source rebuild kits as well. I remember reading about rebuilding ours but I cant remember where...
Brushes are one common thing to go out in alternators, they are worn out to the point where they don't make much contact anymore.
I've never taken apart an alternator on a car as new as the 3/S though, only older Chevy and Dodge...i would imagine they are similar.
Basically you would want to replace the brushes, voltage regulator, and the rectifier. These are the only easy, user replaceable parts. The numbers stamped on them usually dictate what you can use as replacement parts.
The bearings inside need to be solid and not worn out though, otherwise it'll just fail again real quick.
Sorry I can't give any specific info on the parts themselves, but you can probably find replacements online or at any electrical supply store...maybe even Radio Shack.
[quote=""EvilNCarnate""]Considering most of the ones you get from the auto parts places are remans the answer would be yes. Most auto parts places can typically source rebuild kits as well. I remember reading about rebuilding ours but I cant remember where...
Righhhht...'search'. Right. I'm still a newb. :d oh:
The brushes and bearings are fine, so he was trying to figure out what else wears/needs replacement/could be tested. I'll look into a current source for the regulator and rectifier.
[quote=""vegasidol""]Righhhht...'search'. Right. I'm still a newb. :d oh:
The brushes and bearings are fine, so he was trying to figure out what else wears/needs replacement/could be tested. I'll look into a current source for the regulator and rectifier.
Thanks again, Chris. [/quote]
Welcome. I wasnt saying you should search by the way, just figured it would be quicker for me to find it.
If you put it back together, a local auto parts store might be able to put it on a machine to tell whats wrong....that's what I did before I had mine rebuilt.
[quote=""Monochrome""]I've never had good luck with rebuilt alternators. Seems either they're never as powerful as factory, or the bearings on them wear-out prematurely...[/quote]
put 3 remans on my old s10. after the 3rd i went to the junkyard and never had to replace that 1 again.
Funny thing is...I knew I had two (or three) alts laying around already, but I thought they were NAs-90 amp models. But learned something new AFTER I acquired another TT alt. The base NAs are 90 ampers, and the SL/TT ones are 110amps. Imagine my surprise when I found that I already had 2 extra 110amp ones, and one 'mystery' (non-labeled) one already.
Good thing I got the newest alt for a case of Boulevard Beer.
I am so glad I rebuilt my alt for 20 bucks, buying a new one from mitsu has got to cost some jack.
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[quote=""Melis""]The cop asked Coop "Are you really a firefighter?" Coop was like "yeah" then the cop said "ok your in charge" then the cop left
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Heck that was taking it to a local place that rebuilds them. I didnt replace anything.
Coop
[quote=""Melis""]The cop asked Coop "Are you really a firefighter?" Coop was like "yeah" then the cop said "ok your in charge" then the cop left
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I hope not, he said he repaced somethign other then brushes. Could be though, with out opening it up myself and looking before and after i would never truely know.
Coop
[quote=""Melis""]The cop asked Coop "Are you really a firefighter?" Coop was like "yeah" then the cop said "ok your in charge" then the cop left
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Alt didn't hold. Tested it at an auto store...a lot of good that did.
But now it also seems as though the battery isn't holding a charge. Could a bad alt hurt a bad battery?
