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not another bad alternator. 700 1987

posted by  tvpierce on  Tue Aug 3 03:00 CST 2004
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I assume your mechanic already checked... but just in case:

How's your battery? Sometimes a marginal battery can put an abnormally large load on the alternator/voltage regulator -- causing premature failure.

Jeff Pierce
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New not another bad alternator. [700][1987]
posted by  someone claiming to be carl  on Mon Aug 2 18:41 CST 2004 >


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