charging system issues: the return of

Mon Aug 3 08:40:34 CDT 2009

Never anger the electrical gods.  After commenting on an electrical thread and then driving my commuter SE-R for 800 miles this weekend I go to start it on Monday for work and no power. Not even enough for the dome light.  I open the hood to find the negative battery terminal nut gone and the terminal loose.  It's OK I keep a spare terminal in a parts box in the trunk.  Off to work I go with dirty hands.

Word to the wise, never comment on this board unless you have spare parts for what you are commenting about. I'm not even going to say Transmis...

Jeff

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From: David Pertuz <davidpertuz at mindspring.com>
To: Jeff Hager <submarinesammy at yahoo.com>; se-r list <se-r at se-r-list.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:01:51 AM
Subject: Re: charging system issues: the return of

I'm of a mind to just replace the battery before doing much any 
diagnosis. The only way I'm going anywhere this weekend is if I fix this 
on Wednesday and do the axle on Thursday. My alternator is an OE reman 
that I got from Greg a few years ago, and it's been fine. Might not be a 
bad idea to get an Altima alternator as a backup, though.

David

Jeff Hager wrote:
> If your battery is 2VDC, it's done.  Go get a new one, then drive up 
> to the autozone or where ever and see if they test alternators. If 
> they do have them test yours.  It may still be good.  I replaced my 
> '95 alternator in '99 with a junkyard '96 altima alternator like other 
> posters. no problems since then (knock wood)
>
> Jeff
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* "davidpertuz at mindspring.com" <davidpertuz at mindspring.com>
> *To:* Martin <martin_g34 at yahoo.com>; se-r list <se-r at se-r-list.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:38:42 PM
> *Subject:* Re: charging system issues: the return of
>
> In response to yours and Omer's messages, I should point out (as I 
> think Ray did) that my alternator appears to be fine - I could not 
> have driven for 30 minutes at night on a stone-dead battery if it 
> weren't. If it's not the battery itself, perhaps it is in the charging 
> circuit between the alternator and the battery, but the alternator 
> handled driving just fine.
>
> This will teach me (again!) about procrastinating, I hope. Maybe I'll 
> actually replace the rod bearings in my SE-R before it gets cold again! :)
>
> david
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Martin <martin_g34 at yahoo.com <mailto:martin_g34 at yahoo.com>>
> >Sent: Jul 28, 2009 5:47 PM
> >To: se-r list <se-r at se-r-list.org <mailto:se-r at se-r-list.org>>
> >Subject: Re: charging system issues: the return of
> >
> >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.. 
>
> >> From: Omer F. Khan <ohmfab at comcast.net <mailto:ohmfab at comcast.net>>
>
> >> 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<http://www.ohmfab.com>
>
>
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