<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div>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.<br><br>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...<br><br><br>Jeff<br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr
size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> David Pertuz <davidpertuz@mindspring.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Jeff Hager <submarinesammy@yahoo.com>; se-r list <se-r@se-r-list.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:01:51 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: charging system issues: the return of<br></font><br>
I'm of a mind to just replace the battery before doing much any <br>diagnosis. The only way I'm going anywhere this weekend is if I fix this <br>on Wednesday and do the axle on Thursday. My alternator is an OE reman <br>that I got from Greg a few years ago, and it's been fine. Might not be a <br>bad idea to get an Altima alternator as a backup, though.<br><br>David<br><br>Jeff Hager wrote:<br>> If your battery is 2VDC, it's done. Go get a new one, then drive up <br>> to the autozone or where ever and see if they test alternators. If <br>> they do have them test yours. It may still be good. I replaced my <br>> '95 alternator in '99 with a junkyard '96 altima alternator like other <br>> posters. no problems since then (knock wood)<br>><br>> Jeff<br>><br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> *From:* "<a ymailto="mailto:davidpertuz@mindspring.com"
href="mailto:davidpertuz@mindspring.com">davidpertuz@mindspring.com</a>" <<a ymailto="mailto:davidpertuz@mindspring.com" href="mailto:davidpertuz@mindspring.com">davidpertuz@mindspring.com</a>><br>> *To:* Martin <<a ymailto="mailto:martin_g34@yahoo.com" href="mailto:martin_g34@yahoo.com">martin_g34@yahoo.com</a>>; se-r list <<a ymailto="mailto:se-r@se-r-list.org" href="mailto:se-r@se-r-list.org">se-r@se-r-list.org</a>><br>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:38:42 PM<br>> *Subject:* Re: charging system issues: the return of<br>><br>> In response to yours and Omer's messages, I should point out (as I <br>> think Ray did) that my alternator appears to be fine - I could not <br>> have driven for 30 minutes at night on a stone-dead battery if it <br>> weren't. If it's not the battery itself, perhaps it is in the charging <br>> circuit between the alternator and the battery, but the alternator <br>> handled
driving just fine.<br>><br>> This will teach me (again!) about procrastinating, I hope. Maybe I'll <br>> actually replace the rod bearings in my SE-R before it gets cold again! :)<br>><br>> david<br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> >From: Martin <<a ymailto="mailto:martin_g34@yahoo.com" href="mailto:martin_g34@yahoo.com">martin_g34@yahoo.com</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:martin_g34@yahoo.com" href="mailto:martin_g34@yahoo.com">martin_g34@yahoo.com</a>>><br>> >Sent: Jul 28, 2009 5:47 PM<br>> >To: se-r list <<a ymailto="mailto:se-r@se-r-list.org" href="mailto:se-r@se-r-list.org">se-r@se-r-list.org</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:se-r@se-r-list.org" href="mailto:se-r@se-r-list.org">se-r@se-r-list.org</a>>><br>> >Subject: Re: charging system issues: the return of<br>> ><br>> >FYI: The B15 alternator will work with no modifications and it also <br>> puts out
100amps.<br>> ><br>> >I've had nothing but bad luck with remanded alternators. Just like <br>> Omer, they would last six months or so and the voltage regulator would <br>> take a dump.. <br>><br>> >> From: Omer F. Khan <<a ymailto="mailto:ohmfab@comcast.net" href="mailto:ohmfab@comcast.net">ohmfab@comcast.net</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ohmfab@comcast.net" href="mailto:ohmfab@comcast.net">ohmfab@comcast.net</a>>><br>><br>> >> David,<br>> >><br>> >> I've had a lot of charging issues in the past with my '92.<br>> >> I went<br>> >> through about 4 Autozone alternators in the last two<br>> >> years. I tried<br>> >> everything. I changed the battery, I cleaned all the<br>> >> connections and<br>> >> made sure nothing was corroded, I even ran a 12 guage wire<br>> >> from the<br>> >> alternator
output directly to the battery. Nothing<br>> >> worked and every 6<br>> >> months or so the alternator would die.<br>> >><br>> >> I finally resolved my charging issues by putting in an<br>> >> alternator from<br>> >> an Altima that I got it from a junkyard. I think it<br>> >> was a '95 but I am<br>> >> pretty sure you can use one from any year of the first<br>> >> generation<br>> >> altimas with the KA24 engine. The body of the<br>> >> alternator is the same<br>> >> except the output is higher. I think100amps instead<br>> >> of 80. Even the<br>> >> plugs are exactly the same. The only modification<br>> >> required is to use<br>> >> the pulley from my stock alternator as the altima pulley is<br>> >> inset about<br>> >> 5mm too far and is a bit smaller in
diameter.<br>> >><br>> >> Omer<br>> >> '92 White SE-R<br>> >> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ohmfab.com">www.ohmfab.com</a><span> <<a target="_blank" href="http://www.ohmfab.com">http://www.ohmfab.com</a>></span><br>><br>><br>><br>> +----------------------------------------------------------------------+<br><span>> The mailing list home page is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.se-r-list.org/">http://www.se-r-list.org/</a></span><br>> To modify your subscription, go to <br><span>> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.se-r-list.org/mailman/listinfo/se-r">http://www.se-r-list.org/mailman/listinfo/se-r</a></span><br>><br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> +----------------------------------------------------------------------+<br>> The mailing list home page is <a href="http://www.se-r-list.org/"
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