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[kicker 10+ year member]

my sisters car is a pile of $h!t we put a new alt in it like 5 to six months ago and its going

bad again whats up with that. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif

all she has is a alpine cd player no amps or nothing.

its a 1990 cutlass supreme with a 3.1 leter v6 all stock and the cruse controll quit about

the same time the charge lite came on //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif

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[kicker 10+ year member]

does anyone have any ideas?

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

What exactly is going wrong with the car that leads you to believe its the alt?

Unless you got a total p.o.s. alt, I don't see how the alt would be going bad when all its running is your cars electrical system....you should take it to the shop that put the alt in and see what they say.....

 

[kicker 10+ year member]

well it usually charges like 13.5 to 14.4 volts.now all the sudden

it only charges like 9.8 to 10.7 or a little higher.the charge light

comes on untile you increase the rpm's up to like 4thousand rpm's and it

did this the last time.And we had to old alt tested and it was shot.

what else could be wrong

oh and me and my dad put in the new alt and it was a new one not a

rebuilt one

 

[Moocow16 10+ year member]

the belt could be slipping, making the alt turn less than normal until you accelerate. if the belt IS slipping, it's probably due to a bad tensioner. easy fix, take it to a shop. probably no more than $50.

 

[kicker 10+ year member]

i think the power stearing pump leeks some so could that be it

like its geting wet and sliping? how do you know if the tensioner

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[Moocow16 10+ year member]

ya know what, i'm really not sure, all i know is that's what was happening with my cousins car. the belt was slipping and the alternator wasn't making much power, so it stalled like every 5 mins. just take it to a shop and tell them what's wrong, they'll lead you in the right direction

 

[kicker 10+ year member]

alright thanks any way