The fix for my endless alternator failure's
07-18-2012, 09:41 AM
#601
If you drilled a hole in the side of the block for the little L bracket that goes on the back of the F body alternator you wont use that.
It doesn't matter what your block is made out of, both alternators mount the same. Only difference is the truck alternator does not use a little bracket on the back of the alternator.
07-18-2012, 01:23 PM
#602
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I wonder if this will help me.y problem is the car starts out ok and then later as its warmed up and I'm stopping the meter will start to flucuate and start to drop below 13 n dance around the yellow area. I have to take my foot of the brakes for it to get up again and turn the ac off. It's also about a year old from oriellys too. Would putting in the 145 amp alt. help out??
07-23-2012, 07:27 AM
#603
I stopped reading at page 10. I don't have any special electrical needs, but I do have a Walbro fuel pump & hotwire kit. My check gauges light is on and randomly blinks, and the voltage is right at the upper red mark. The voltmeter has gradually been getting lower for months, so I guess the alternator has been experiencing a slow death. It's my only car and I don't want to risk being stranded. My current alternator is a dealer warranty replacement, but with Chevy closing dealers, my nearest dealer is now about 30 minutes away. I had to coast into their driveway the last time.
The last time my motor was installed I was told that I'm missing the original black plastic shield on the rear of my alternator and perhaps that was part of the reason I had gone through 4 in 4 years. Are there covers available for any of these 244 or Alternatorman units and would they fit a 4th gen?
I see Alternatorman offers single and multi rectifier versions. I like the idea of the ease of replacing the bridge, but is there room for this in the engine bay? I se recommendations to install a fuse also... but that's not included in the IW wiring kit; is there another kit which includes the fuse?
My takeaways on what I should buy from the first 10 pages:
Innovative Wiring LS1 H/O battery wiring $95
Alternatorman D1AD244HD145 4-pin (New 145 Amp SINGLE BRIDGE RECTIFIER Delphi type AD244 Series Alternator.) $230
Either I missed or I don't recall seeing the answer to the pulley alignment questions. If the pulley doesn't line up, what are my options? Amything else I should buy/upgrade at the same time?
The last time my motor was installed I was told that I'm missing the original black plastic shield on the rear of my alternator and perhaps that was part of the reason I had gone through 4 in 4 years. Are there covers available for any of these 244 or Alternatorman units and would they fit a 4th gen?
I see Alternatorman offers single and multi rectifier versions. I like the idea of the ease of replacing the bridge, but is there room for this in the engine bay? I se recommendations to install a fuse also... but that's not included in the IW wiring kit; is there another kit which includes the fuse?
My takeaways on what I should buy from the first 10 pages:
Innovative Wiring LS1 H/O battery wiring $95
Alternatorman D1AD244HD145 4-pin (New 145 Amp SINGLE BRIDGE RECTIFIER Delphi type AD244 Series Alternator.) $230
Either I missed or I don't recall seeing the answer to the pulley alignment questions. If the pulley doesn't line up, what are my options? Amything else I should buy/upgrade at the same time?
Last edited by JimMueller; 07-23-2012 at 07:48 AM.
08-07-2012, 07:04 PM
#604
I stopped reading at page 10. I don't have any special electrical needs, but I do have a Walbro fuel pump & hotwire kit. My check gauges light is on and randomly blinks, and the voltage is right at the upper red mark. The voltmeter has gradually been getting lower for months, so I guess the alternator has been experiencing a slow death. It's my only car and I don't want to risk being stranded. My current alternator is a dealer warranty replacement, but with Chevy closing dealers, my nearest dealer is now about 30 minutes away. I had to coast into their driveway the last time.
The last time my motor was installed I was told that I'm missing the original black plastic shield on the rear of my alternator and perhaps that was part of the reason I had gone through 4 in 4 years. Are there covers available for any of these 244 or Alternatorman units and would they fit a 4th gen?
I see Alternatorman offers single and multi rectifier versions. I like the idea of the ease of replacing the bridge, but is there room for this in the engine bay? I se recommendations to install a fuse also... but that's not included in the IW wiring kit; is there another kit which includes the fuse?
My takeaways on what I should buy from the first 10 pages:
Innovative Wiring LS1 H/O battery wiring $95
Alternatorman D1AD244HD145 4-pin (New 145 Amp SINGLE BRIDGE RECTIFIER Delphi type AD244 Series Alternator.) $230
Either I missed or I don't recall seeing the answer to the pulley alignment questions. If the pulley doesn't line up, what are my options? Amything else I should buy/upgrade at the same time?
The last time my motor was installed I was told that I'm missing the original black plastic shield on the rear of my alternator and perhaps that was part of the reason I had gone through 4 in 4 years. Are there covers available for any of these 244 or Alternatorman units and would they fit a 4th gen?
I see Alternatorman offers single and multi rectifier versions. I like the idea of the ease of replacing the bridge, but is there room for this in the engine bay? I se recommendations to install a fuse also... but that's not included in the IW wiring kit; is there another kit which includes the fuse?
My takeaways on what I should buy from the first 10 pages:
Innovative Wiring LS1 H/O battery wiring $95
Alternatorman D1AD244HD145 4-pin (New 145 Amp SINGLE BRIDGE RECTIFIER Delphi type AD244 Series Alternator.) $230
Either I missed or I don't recall seeing the answer to the pulley alignment questions. If the pulley doesn't line up, what are my options? Amything else I should buy/upgrade at the same time?
Your list looks good except you should get a new exciter wire/connector. That's the tiny wire that has the plastic connector that plugs into the top of the alternator, they are cheap on ebay. You don't NEED to put in an inline fuse, none of the factory applications have an inline fuse, can if you want to, but don't NEED to.
08-14-2012, 09:12 PM
#607
Today I picked up a 145amp KG3 option alternator from LKQ for 63 bucks (the lady waved the core charge!) Got the one year warranty with it too.
Went straight to an advance auto and had it checked out. They said it worked great. Drove home. Installed it and just as advertised it worked fantastic. ZERO flicker, no more voltage drop at idle. Amazing.
I must say. Thank you for your ingenuity and posting a fix to the problem many of us have had.
To everyone else: If your hesitating on doing this upgrade. DONT!
Went straight to an advance auto and had it checked out. They said it worked great. Drove home. Installed it and just as advertised it worked fantastic. ZERO flicker, no more voltage drop at idle. Amazing.
I must say. Thank you for your ingenuity and posting a fix to the problem many of us have had.
To everyone else: If your hesitating on doing this upgrade. DONT!
08-16-2012, 09:47 PM
#611
No that isn't the right pigtail
This is the AC Delco pt1136
http://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-PT1136.../dp/B000C9QDR8
Ebay has one with just one wire instead of 4. They are the same, except one comes with all 4 ports pinned and wired, the other comes with just the 1. Either one is fine.
This is the AC Delco pt1136
http://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-PT1136.../dp/B000C9QDR8
Ebay has one with just one wire instead of 4. They are the same, except one comes with all 4 ports pinned and wired, the other comes with just the 1. Either one is fine.
and is this the right alternator?
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=kg3+145
I've got a 6.0 LQ4 Motor out of an '02 Silverado if that makes any difference...
Last edited by Soul TKR; 08-16-2012 at 10:00 PM.
08-24-2012, 01:41 PM
#614
another thing that might help people locate these, if it hasn't been posted already, go to car-part.com select 2003, chevy silverado 1500(1999 up), alternator and put in your zip code. it will come up and ask you if you want the 105 or the 145. select 145 and it will display all that are available in the yards around you
08-29-2012, 04:32 AM
#615
I went back to Autozone and got a NEW alternator vs. a rebuilt one and so far so good. But before I did that I tried going with one of their NEW Gold Series alternators from an '02 Silverado 2500 HD (145amp). Brought it home, tried to install it and everything looked great except it was missing a bolt hole on the back of it (only had 2 vs. 3 on the stock one). So I had to turn around and bring it back for a stock one instead 
09-05-2012, 05:02 AM
#620
I looked thru about 10pages and didn't see any. It's "pretty much" the same? Will it pretty much do the job?
This is why I posted a pic.
Can Anyone else confirm this one? It's a 105amp but i used it to double check the fitment on mine. And will order a 145 soon and hope they are the same dimensions.
This is why I posted a pic.
Can Anyone else confirm this one? It's a 105amp but i used it to double check the fitment on mine. And will order a 145 soon and hope they are the same dimensions.