[Shotimes] My electrical problem fixed

[Ian Fisher]

Cool, thanks!

I think that my electrical issues (horn, poor
charging, ground issues) are related to an alternator
that's dying too...

Ian



--- fwhittle@mindspring.com wrote:

> Just wanted to follow up on my original post about
> my weird electrical problems.  I had my alternator
> rebuilt ($140 +tax) and replaced the battery, and
> all seems good now.  I was very impressed by the
> rebuilder (recommended by Alan Fanning, btw) - he
> took one look at the alternator and said
> "Taurus...SHO".  It turns out the diodes were bad.
> 
> The alternator was easier to replace than I thought
> it would be.  There's one tip I can pass along -
> when I rotated the tensioner to remove the belt, I
> used a breaker bar with a hole in the end of the
> handle and I tied it to the engine lift bracket with
> a bent clothes hanger and left it in place while the
> alternator was out.  That way, I didn't have to deal
> with trying to release all the tension with no room
> to let the breaker bar swing back.
> 
> Frank Whittle
> '95 ATX 
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