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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 12:42 AM
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Default 69 corvette alternator issues!
I seem to keep burning out the regulator in my alternator, and I am not sure what the problem may be. I'll get about two days of show and shine driving, then usually on the way home from the events the guage shows no charging!
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 09:54 AM
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I seem to keep burning out the regulator in my alternator, and I am not sure what the problem may be. I'll get about two days of show and shine driving, then usually on the way home from the events the guage shows no charging!
Anybody have any suggestions?
thanx,
Darren
Time for a new battery??
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Bad diode. In the alternator itself. Regulators dont handle AC current well.
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 09:37 PM
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Don't you have the 80s alternator on there? Might ask this on the C4 side.
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