I think my alternator took a dump . . .
02-04-2011, 04:45 PM
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Please let us know which one you go with. Mine hasnīt gone down the hole like this, but it does still need to be flushed when I can afford it.
02-04-2011, 05:24 PM
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This one (200+amp max, 100+ @ idle)from PA performance was the one I had in mind. They got a mention in mustangmonthly here. Cha-ching city @$350, but probably worth it in the long run, esp. if you have decent aftermarket draws to contend with.
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02-04-2011, 05:32 PM
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I've been driving the stang to and from work (about 32 miles each way) these past few days since it's been dry up here. Last night on the way home my check charging system light popped on. I could see my charging guage was closer to center instead of slightly to the right of center as usual. I flipped off my headlights and radio (it wasn't dark outside yet, I just generally drive with the lights on whenever) to conserve juice, and managed to drive the remaining 7-8 miles home on the battery only.
Popped the hood and saw that the red rubber positive terminal cover was noticable charred. Must have been some resistence building up there or somewhere. Going to bench test the alternator today, but the output side of it was only reading 4-5v when running the car, and the battery was reading about 11v, so it obviously wasn't getting a positive charge.
Do 06's fall into the time period for crappy alternators/charging systems?
It should only take 30 mins or so to replace, just curious if anyone else has experienced this.
Popped the hood and saw that the red rubber positive terminal cover was noticable charred. Must have been some resistence building up there or somewhere. Going to bench test the alternator today, but the output side of it was only reading 4-5v when running the car, and the battery was reading about 11v, so it obviously wasn't getting a positive charge.
Do 06's fall into the time period for crappy alternators/charging systems?
It should only take 30 mins or so to replace, just curious if anyone else has experienced this.
Sure it's only going to take your 30 minutes with to change out though? I remember that being one of the biggest pains when installing the SC... do you have the properly alternator pulley removal tool?
02-04-2011, 05:46 PM
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The pulley might take a bit of time if it requires a special key or tool. I haven't looked at the face of it yet, since it sits backwards on this engine. Physically getting it in and out should be rather quick though.
Usually I talk the guys up at autozone into letting me use their electric impact gun to swap the pulley.
Let me know if you're looking to get rid of that extra alternator, and how much you want for it
. The Mustang is kinda an extra car, so it's not a rush job to fix it.
Usually I talk the guys up at autozone into letting me use their electric impact gun to swap the pulley.
Let me know if you're looking to get rid of that extra alternator, and how much you want for it
. The Mustang is kinda an extra car, so it's not a rush job to fix it.
02-05-2011, 10:04 AM
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The pulley might take a bit of time if it requires a special key or tool. I haven't looked at the face of it yet, since it sits backwards on this engine. Physically getting it in and out should be rather quick though.
Usually I talk the guys up at autozone into letting me use their electric impact gun to swap the pulley.
Let me know if you're looking to get rid of that extra alternator, and how much you want for it. The Mustang is kinda an extra car, so it's not a rush job to fix it.
Usually I talk the guys up at autozone into letting me use their electric impact gun to swap the pulley.
Let me know if you're looking to get rid of that extra alternator, and how much you want for it
. The Mustang is kinda an extra car, so it's not a rush job to fix it.http://speedlab.saleen.com/store_con...roduct_id=7095
It comes with the Saleen install kits and I'd offer to 'loan' you mine but can't seem to find it.
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02-05-2011, 11:04 AM
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Just for info purposes only, I checked my terminals the other day after a charging issue came up out of the blue. Both terminals had corrosion on them. It's the original battery and alternator, 5 years and 35k miles. I cleaned the terminals and connectors. The issues have gone away . . .for now.
02-05-2011, 10:38 PM
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Ditto. I (well my dad actually noticed it) actually found that there was some corrosion on the positive terminal, and that some copper had melted on and almost welded the bolt to the terminal. Guess the corrosion had created enough resistance that it was eating most of the juice.
He cleaned them up, put some dielectric grease on there, and walla! 14.5v back to the battery.
He cleaned them up, put some dielectric grease on there, and walla! 14.5v back to the battery.