Tims 88GT

well now i have a new problem, i have no clue what would cause this but the last time i ran my car was yesterday at about lunch time then i parked it, about 1 hour ago i was putting a new belt on and i felt my alt and it was hot, i mean hot. i could bearly touch it. the car was not run since yesterday at lunch.[&:] thanks for the help

marx91

damn thats crazy, was the harness wires hot too?

Tims 88GT

no just the alt, i know its crazy i have no clue what it is, i think it may be burn out on the inside, but im not shure

88BlueGT

Thats too wierd, the only way for something to heat up like that is for it to of shorted out OR maybe someone was driving your car and you didnt know about it

marx91

yeah it sounds like something shorted out on the inside, have you started the car to see
what it does?

Tims 88GT

no i have not started it, im trying to get the right size belt for the smog pump beaing removed, and no one ran the car becuse my keys are on me all the time, i cant trust people around here oh yea and the front wheel was off lol,

badtzmaru

Hey tim, it seems that you are either overworking your alt that is causing it to overheat or if you hear anything odd coming from your alt could be a bearing. I usually try to do a visual check. For example start your car and look at your voltmeter for any irregularities or bearing noise coming from your alt, when was the last time you replaced it?

Tims 88GT

i put it on like a month ago, but it has 200k on it lol, it makes no noise or anything, its quite, i just think it shorted out on me, also my plug wired were leaning agents the back of it, could that of caused something to short out?

badtzmaru

you have to understand that when an alt shorts out, meaning it stops working. Are you getting a charge? start your car and look at your volt meter?

Tims 88GT

i cant start till tomorrow, also i had a lot of stuff unpluged on it last night, but the battery was still hooked up could that do something?