charging system issues: the return of

[David Pertuz]

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
>
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> *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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