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Old 06-26-2007, 06:18 PM
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a couple of months ago i had my altanator changed at a dealership and it went out a couple days ago so i changed it and when i did the connector only had one wire going into it I was wondering is there more that cause it seems like there is suppose to
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Originally Posted by the2000ta
a couple of months ago i had my altanator changed at a dealership and it went out a couple days ago so i changed it and when i did the connector only had one wire going into it I was wondering is there more that cause it seems like there is suppose to
1 wire is correct, DON'T BREAK IT!
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Well, there's actually two of them, the cable bolted down with a 13mm nut and the single wire that runs into the connection. Don't break that smaller wire.
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Uhh if you had it changed a couple months ago at the dealer I'd be taking it back.
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Originally Posted by Krab
Well, there's actually two of them, the cable bolted down with a 13mm nut and the single wire that runs into the connection. Don't break that smaller wire.
I figured he was referring to the 4 wire connector only, not referring to the large gauge cable that is bolted down in the rear of the alternator.
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thanks for the advice , i would have took it back but it is over 1000 miles away
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Originally Posted by the2000ta
thanks for the advice , i would have took it back but it is over 1000 miles away
Any GM part installed at the dealership will carry its own 1 year, 12,000 mile warranty - honored at any GM dealership.

So you can take it to a closer dealer to get the alt swapped back out.
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^^^^+1 on that
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Originally Posted by Krab
Well, there's actually two of them, the cable bolted down with a 13mm nut and the single wire that runs into the connection. Don't break that smaller wire.
i made the mistake of breaking the smaller wire when i changed mine..if you break it it is an easy fix but it is a bit of a pain




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