Alternator woes
Ok...loong time lurker, newb poster...HI!
so, after a loong, fun day of wheelin and muddin, I find out my Alternator is no longer charging my battery...Just curious if the Alt is toast, or maybe if I knocked something loose that Im not seeing... Rig's Lifted 3in body, and got ALOT of mud in the bay, and alternator. Or, did I just coat and short out my alternator, and now need to go drop the 2 bills on a new one..instead of new shocks:cry2: |
Welcome to YotaTech .... mud and alternators dont mix well take it down to autozone and have them run a few test
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Thanks for the welcome!
yea, did an on car test and said its not putting out any voltage... |
welcome
yea, chances are that its toast. but worth testing it to be sure.
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Most of the time with an alternater only one diode or another part will short out. Therefore take it to a battery shop and they should be able to repair it for $30-60 and you can still get the shocks.
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Originally Posted by mpavolka
(Post 1013978)
Most of the time with an alternater only one diode or another part will short out. Therefore take it to a battery shop and they should be able to repair it for $30-60 and you can still get the shocks.
anything in particular when looking for a repair shop? |
I live in Tacoma, the best place to go around here I think is Budget Batteries, but I don't know if you have those up north. There are actual alternator shops as well. Usually they have names like Auto Electric or something along those lines.
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Originally Posted by mpavolka
(Post 1014032)
Usually they have names like Auto Electric or something along those lines.
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sweet, thanks for all the help guys! This was a little disheartning yesterday, only compounded when I blew my other Yota.
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