Alternator HELP!!!!!
Take your old connector to a parts store and they should have a "help" section....you should be able to find a new connector with a few inches of new wire on it to replace what broke.
I know Advance Auto parts and Pep Boys have those sections and they're pretty helpful.
I know Advance Auto parts and Pep Boys have those sections and they're pretty helpful.
Go to the dealership and get a new one. They'll give you one with 4 wires, just cut the ones you don't need. It will be between 20-30 bucks. I got mine at Ancira when I did the same thing while I was in S.A. for an event at SAR...................
That wire from the dealer is actually about 60 bucks now. I was shocked. Go on ebay and search for an exciter wire. They are available shipped to your door for 12 bucks. I just replaced mine for the same reason.
Take your old connector to a parts store and they should have a "help" section....you should be able to find a new connector with a few inches of new wire on it to replace what broke.
I know Advance Auto parts and Pep Boys have those sections and they're pretty helpful.
I know Advance Auto parts and Pep Boys have those sections and they're pretty helpful.
Russ
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Thx a lot fellas. I found the connector locally at an alternator shop for $17. Hooked up perfectly and new alternator is running strong. Thank goodness for lifetime warranty on my alternator. 
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Well damn my car was doing fine till this past Friday when it almost left me stranded on the freeway during 5 o'clock traffic.
My voltage gauge was all the way down, but luckily I was able to roll into a autozone (literally) and they told me my battery was done. I changed the battery and now my dumbass car is reading low (in the red)on the voltage gauge.
I dont know if my cars struggling to autozone ruined my alternator and now i need another one or what? No to up on electronics. Please help. I'm gonna put another alternator on this weekend and see if that was the problem. Just wanted to see if anyone has any insight on my situation.
TIA
My voltage gauge was all the way down, but luckily I was able to roll into a autozone (literally) and they told me my battery was done. I changed the battery and now my dumbass car is reading low (in the red)on the voltage gauge. I dont know if my cars struggling to autozone ruined my alternator and now i need another one or what? No to up on electronics. Please help. I'm gonna put another alternator on this weekend and see if that was the problem. Just wanted to see if anyone has any insight on my situation.TIA
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Well damn my car was doing fine till this past Friday when it almost left me stranded on the freeway during 5 o'clock traffic. My voltage gauge was all the way down, but luckily I was able to roll into a autozone (literally) and they told me my battery was done. I changed the battery and now my dumbass car is reading low (in the red)on the voltage gauge. I dont know if my cars struggling to autozone ruined my alternator and now i need another one or what? No to up on electronics. Please help. I'm gonna put another alternator on this weekend and see if that was the problem. Just wanted to see if anyone has any insight on my situation.
TIA
My voltage gauge was all the way down, but luckily I was able to roll into a autozone (literally) and they told me my battery was done. I changed the battery and now my dumbass car is reading low (in the red)on the voltage gauge. I dont know if my cars struggling to autozone ruined my alternator and now i need another one or what? No to up on electronics. Please help. I'm gonna put another alternator on this weekend and see if that was the problem. Just wanted to see if anyone has any insight on my situation.TIA
Take it off and get it tested like blanco said. They'll be able to tell you if its dead or not.
Many times dead batteries kill alt.'s b/c while the batt. is dying the alt. gets killed trying to keep up for having no battery.
Many times dead batteries kill alt.'s b/c while the batt. is dying the alt. gets killed trying to keep up for having no battery.
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Alternator Repair Shop It is much better to find a local Auto Electric Shop to rebuild your original Alternator than to ever buy one from the parts stores. The lifetime warranty only means you'll be crawling under your car for the rest of your life replacing the piece of crap you bought from AutoZone, etc. I'd rather have someone rebuild my alternator that does it for a living and puts his reputation on the line than buy one from a retail outlet that had them built by "who the Hell knows".
It is much better to find a local Auto Electric Shop to rebuild your original Alternator than to ever buy one from the parts stores. The lifetime warranty only means you'll be crawling under your car for the rest of your life replacing the piece of crap you bought from AutoZone, etc. I'd rather have someone rebuild my alternator that does it for a living and puts his reputation on the line than buy one from a retail outlet that had them built by "who the Hell knows".
Most local starter/alternator repair shops use better voltage regulators/rectifiers/bearings/etc. to repair the one you take off your car/truck than what comes in the parts store crap anyway. I know this firsthand, because I OWN a starter/alternator repair shop.
