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It has been almost a month, but I finally fixed an alternator and thought I'd post what I found out in the last month. If your gen light is flickering, it is nothing to be concerned with if it happens at higher engine speeds and can be stopped with lights or the defroster being turned on. If you...

I would strongly agree with you cpf240 except that taking the alternator off and on the truck is the most time consuming thing and I would rather save good parts and learn how to be more self-sufficient. I just had my well pump replaced last Friday because the pipes had rusted through. The pump...

I like watching you tube and there is a good demonstration there rebuilding and testing a 10si delco alternator. Basically the same as our cucv 27i's. It is worth watching.

I have tested the triple diode, rectifier, field windings and rotor. I can't test the regulator so that is going to be replaced. The plug is dirty a well as the spade connectors. What is the result of the bad connection? Is it a alternator that won't start charging easily? Usually the light on...

Cheapskate, maybe I could fit that definition, but I prefer to think of myself as frugal. Why buy parts that you don't need? Then throw away good functional parts because they are not new. I've got probably 6-10 of these alternators that aren't working, $40x6 $240. $400 is as Angel Eyes might...

There are a number of reasons an alternator will stop charging. I was wondering if others that rebuilt their alternator and knew which part failed and the symptoms it displayed before it totally failed. I have had the dash light give off a dull glow that seemed to gain in brightness until it...