[Shotimes] Alternator...

[ROBERT SCHIRMER]

I can tell you from frist hand experience last week, an alternator for a '93 
ATX from advance auto ran $186;  and my dash light never went on either. I 
wonder if mine had to do with a solenoid on the starter shorting out a week 
earlier.



>From: George ask me <irocka528@yahoo.com>
>To: SHOtimes@autox.team.net
>Subject: [Shotimes] Alternator...
>Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 20:37:46 -0700 (PDT)
>
>hey everybody...
>
>4th of July night.  I'm driving around, and get to a stop light.  the car 
>randomly stalls; I thought I shifted wrong.  I attempt to restart the car, 
>and it won't start; but I'm hearing ticking.  I got a jump start, and the 
>car was running again.  the headlights were on, and then after a little 
>driving (on my way back to my house) they went out.  so I turned them off.  
>I got home, left the car running with a book on the gas pedal keeping it at 
>2k rpms for about 20 minutes.  when I turned the lights on, they were 
>bright again.
>
>I think I have an alternator problem...am I right?  any suggestions?  are 
>alternators expensive?
>
>George
>
>
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