Battery or alternator?
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panda24619
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make sure you have a lifetime warrenty one. that way when it goes out again you get a new one no questions asked. haha
Captain Morgan
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Just to be clear, is the alternator bad, or do you need to replace the voltage regulator? Big difference there. You can replace the VR and put in new brushes cheaper than a new alternator.
Who tested your alternator? Autozone? I think they would love to sell you a new one.
I would only consider buying a new of If someone could prove that mine was permanently fried, and\or I wanted one with a higher output for additional current draw.
Then, if I bought one, I would get a heavy duty one with a lifetime warranty from a company that backs it up, no questions asked. Take it from someone with lessons learned.
Also, this is your golden opportunity to clean all of the connections, your battery terminals, the ground lug, the alternator cable lug, everything gets a good once-over with some fine sandpaper etc so you have good solid connections when the part is replaced.
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panda24619
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orielys, or then kragen. lifetime warrenty. new. and it was pretty cheap at the time. napa was almost twice as much. and when i did change mine, i all ready had new battery terminals on, and i just cleaned the alternator terminal.
