please help im going crazy
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please help im going crazy ok guys here it is i have a 98 camaro and i changed my alternater 4 months ago now since then its gone out on me 5 times (luckly it had lifetime warrenty) now i notice that they all went out while im on the freeway and i floor it or during high revs.ive checked the wires the ground you name it ive checked it. so HELP
normally i would have thought u had another issue but if the car is 100% fine for a year if u keep rpm low and your not flooring it than im almost going to have to say cheap part! is your battery good? a bad cell in a battery can short out the alternator
I'd go with a new battery and keep trying replacing those lifetime warranty ones until you find a good one. I've seen ppl go through quite a few of those before they find one that lasts.
and same problem could it be that all 5alternators were defective? 
delco sux IMO, Ive sold auto parts for years, **** is all the same. w/exception to duralast that **** is terrible. only a few companies actually reman or produce the internal components to your everyday starters and alternators anyway. enough of my rant
unplug the mass air sensor and see if it affects your volt meter, may indicate a bad battery or open circuit
I had a similar situation the other day with a 5.3 chevy impala and after replacing the alternator the volt gauge would slowly drop as if something was drawing amperage
checked the battery and it read good but the cranking amps were draining away,
ended up being the mass air sensor, shorted out the whole ******* thing
just trying to help
unplug the mass air sensor and see if it affects your volt meter, may indicate a bad battery or open circuit
I had a similar situation the other day with a 5.3 chevy impala and after replacing the alternator the volt gauge would slowly drop as if something was drawing amperage
checked the battery and it read good but the cranking amps were draining away,
ended up being the mass air sensor, shorted out the whole ******* thing
just trying to help
