Fried alternator?
#1
Fried alternator?
I was on my way home when I started to smell this bad burning smell.. when I got home I popped the hood and somewhere on the pulley side of the engine I heard a loud squealing sound as the engine ran and there was light smoke coming from somewhere and a god aweful burning smell. It smelled like it was coming from the alternator but I wasn't sure. My question is where you guys are getting the higher powered aftermarket alternators. My stock one is 140 amp but might as well go bigger if it costs aroudn teh same as a stock one.. how reliable are these aftermarket bigger alternators compared to the stock GM ones?
#2
well.. I guess nobody really has any comments. Are idler pullies common for giong out? could it be this instead? I put a screw driver to teh alternator to listen to it and I can't hear any grinding or anything, it doesn't sound too bad, so I'm thinking something else is making the sound but I really can't tell where it'* coming from. Would a bad idler pulley make a bad smell like what I'm getting?
#4
Originally Posted by willwren
Is it still doing it? You'll need to take the belt off and hand-spin each pulley to figure it out. How'* the voltage output?
#5
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Could be the Alternator, the battery, or both, even belt slip. You're gonna have to dig, or get a FREE diagnosis on the charging system at Autozone. If either the battery or Alt is dying, replace both.
#8
Originally Posted by Custom88
nope, no scantool.. I really wish I had one though, that'd be nice.
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