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Old 12-19-2006, 01:37 PM
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Default HELP, Second alternator dead again.

Story, Last week I installed a voltage stabilizer made by sun automotives. The day after I installed it, my alternator fried. I garbaged the voltage stabilizer and went and bought a remanufactured alternator. It's been running for a week now and now it's dead again.

What could be killing my alternator? Idle voltage when it was working is 14.4v
Alternator is totally dead, zero voltage.

Thanks a bunch if anyone can help.
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Some Remans aren't of the highest quality..
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Yea, if it's a reman, you never know. Bad diodes.
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