charging system issues: the return of

[Martin]

FYI:  The B15 alternator will work with no modifications and it also puts out 100amps.

I've had nothing but bad luck with remanded alternators.  Just like Omer, they would last six months or so and the voltage regulator would take a dump..  




--- On Tue, 7/28/09, Omer F. Khan <ohmfab at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Omer F. Khan <ohmfab at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: charging system issues: the return of
> To: davidpertuz at mindspring.com, "se-r list" <se-r at se-r-list.org>
> Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 2:19 PM
> davidpertuz at mindspring.com
> wrote:
>  >Shit. I seem to have charging-system issues again,
> with very bad 
> timing due in part to my procrastination.
>  >So I'm soliciting some possibly enlightened
> commentary. Car is a P10t.
> 
> David,
> 
> I've had a lot of charging issues in the past with my '92.
> I went 
> through about 4 Autozone alternators in the last two
> years.   I tried 
> everything.  I changed the battery, I cleaned all the
> connections and 
> made sure nothing was corroded, I even ran a 12 guage wire
> from the 
> alternator output directly to the battery.  Nothing
> worked and every 6 
> months or so the alternator would die. 
> 
> I finally resolved my charging issues by putting in an
> alternator from 
> an Altima that I got it from a junkyard.  I think it
> was a '95 but I am 
> pretty sure you can use one from any year of the first
> generation 
> altimas with the KA24 engine.  The body of the
> alternator is the same 
> except the output is higher.  I think100amps instead
> of 80.  Even the 
> plugs are exactly the same.  The only modification
> required is to use 
> the pulley from my stock alternator as the altima pulley is
> inset about 
> 5mm too far and is a bit smaller in diameter.
> 
> Omer
> '92 White SE-R
> www.ohmfab.com
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