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wood_e February 9th, 2009, 12:00 PM I took my alternator to a local auto electric shop after it was only putting out 12.3 volts at idle.
He took it apart and said it looked like new but said there was a bad connection and he fixed it.
Well now I'm getting the same thing, but when I rev it to about 1500 I get a solid 14v out of it. I'm going to try cleaning the contacts and see if that helps.
Could this be a wiring issue? Any other thoughts on it?
Thanks!
kustomizingkid February 9th, 2009, 12:01 PM Sounds like a grounding/battery cable issue.
ford nut February 9th, 2009, 12:24 PM I had mine rebuilt at a local place I always use and had the same problem.
Get one from max.
kustomizingkid February 9th, 2009, 01:29 PM ^I would agree with that 100%^
2002WRXSTi February 9th, 2009, 05:29 PM When my Mark Alt's bearings went bad I picked one up from Autozone and they said if it ever goes bad again they replace it. Hope it holds true when I bring it in again??
kustomizingkid February 9th, 2009, 05:30 PM I really want to polish my alternator case.... but I don't know what I will do when it goes bad...
rays brother February 9th, 2009, 07:25 PM If u got an alt from autozone and it lasts for a long time. When I had my 1st mark the alt went bad. Ray told me to buy a brand new one. but of course I didnt listen. So for me not listening I went threw 7 of them before i finally got a brand new one.
MediumD February 9th, 2009, 07:31 PM Duralast gold from Autozone is just fine...
cadillackman February 9th, 2009, 07:58 PM What about those 200 amp alternators i've seen on E gay? Does anyone have one of them?
mafioso February 10th, 2009, 01:08 PM 200A is useless without the big 3 done.
cadillackman February 10th, 2009, 03:20 PM 200A is useless without the big 3 done.
Trac-lock, Gears, & Exhaust? Seriously though, I know the wire has to be bigger but what else needs to be upgraded to make it effective?
Abbens February 10th, 2009, 06:12 PM I bought an alternator from pepboys with lifetime warranty. Back in the summer and it just died last week. I should of bought one from Max but didn't
2002WRXSTi February 10th, 2009, 06:46 PM Anyway I just upgraded my stereo and added a 3 farad cap with a voltage meter on the top of it. Well of course I find at idle my car is putting out 11.9 or 12.4 varying :confused:
I gotta get someone to throttle it a bit tomorrow so I can see what the voltage is with some RPM. I replaced this alt about a year ago or a bit more so I gotta see what they say when I bring it back cause it's undercharging :rolleyes:
kustomizingkid February 10th, 2009, 06:48 PM I'd do a cable upgrade...
2002WRXSTi February 10th, 2009, 06:55 PM I'd do a cable upgrade...
Yeah maybe tomorrow I will put a piece of 10 gauge from the alt to the batt.
kustomizingkid February 10th, 2009, 06:57 PM Do you still have the :q:q:q:qty factory cable ends?
mafioso February 10th, 2009, 06:58 PM Trac-lock, Gears, & Exhaust? Seriously though, I know the wire has to be bigger but what else needs to be upgraded to make it effective?
I do not understand your post,
You need to update the grounds alternator cable, and starter cable. remember with a 98 the cables have seen thier share of corrosion making them less effective, now add the age of the insulation which im certain is aged and deterioated lowering thier effectivness.
Do the big 3 before messing with the charging system bottom line.
chicken February 10th, 2009, 09:49 PM starter cable? i thought it was batt neg to body ground, batt poss to post on batt junction box (underhood fuse box) and from there to alt
mafioso February 10th, 2009, 10:49 PM I did all of them, engine ground, body grounds, dash grounds, batteries to fuse blocks, front battery to starter,
wood_e March 12th, 2009, 11:40 AM Got a replacement from O'Reillys and now I've got a healthy 14.5 at the battery when running. Looks like my cables are just fine...
ford nut March 12th, 2009, 12:03 PM We will see how long its lasts.
wood_e March 12th, 2009, 12:30 PM ^ true - I went through 4 reman'd starters for my SHo. They were from Autozone (2 of them went within 10k or less) - Checker (died after 15k) - and finally Oreillys (lasted until I sold the car).
I'm going to keep a (used) spare alt in the trunk just in case...
ford nut March 12th, 2009, 01:32 PM Did you check with Max ?
I was fighting AlT. issues, bought one from Max and never had a problem.
Max is the best.
I hope you got lucky and got a good one.
wood_e March 12th, 2009, 01:49 PM In the interest of getting one now rather than waiting I picked this one up...
I should've checked with max.
kustomizingkid March 12th, 2009, 03:03 PM With what a power HOG the Mark is I'd get a Motorcraft alternator...
mrzeee March 13th, 2009, 08:21 AM P/N F6LY-10V346-ARM motorcraft 120amp alt retails $207.09 LVC $150.53 plus the refundable $60.00 core. in stock ready to ship.
Thank you all for the kind words and referrals!!
Thank You
Max Zuckerberg
Parts Specialist
Five Star Ford
7100 east Mc Dowell Road
Scottsdale AZ 85257
Direct 1-800-866-1520 ext 236
Fax 1-480-949-8478
parts@fivestarford.com
turn_on68 March 14th, 2009, 01:42 PM In the interest of getting one now rather than waiting I picked this one up...
I should've checked with max.
take it back.
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