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Old Jun 1, 2015 | 06:15 PM
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Alternator getting hot

I just replaced my alternater becausde the old one i guess shorted out! I got a new one and it seems to be running fine but is getting extremly hot and smokes alittle! anyone have a cle whats going on? Iv heard that the wiring is to small and should be replaced with bigger gauge wire.
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 12:49 AM
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Sounds like you might have bought a bad alternator out of the box.

It should not be smoking !!!As for the wiring it can get old and tired .

When one upgrades you do tend to go to a larger size.
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