My alternator is DEAD!! HELP!

[SonicBlur]

Alright, nevermind.........

.....anyone have a stock alternator lying around?

-Mike

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[SnakeBite2k3]

damn mike, first the tire and now this?

 

[SonicBlur]

Yep...my luck has come full circle. And it's here with a swift kick to the nuts.

-Mike

 

[SnakeBite2k3]

i think this guys has one

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=367140

 

[rdsnake]

mike call pa performance and order another, they are life time warranty...

 

[mikev08826]

There was a sticky on another site about a 10% over cost on OEM Ford parts. I can't find it thogh...

I think it was SVTP.

 

[SonicBlur]

mike call pa performance and order another, they are life time warranty...

When I was doing research on PA Performance alternators, everyone said to stay away from them...never gave any real reasons but not one person that used it, liked it. They all switched back to stock alternators.

-Mike

 

[ChicagoMike]

I disagree. Dana has been using a 130a PA alternator with no problem. I am also using one. We both have electric water pumps too, so maybe we are keeping it cooler. Maybe it's the heat causing the failures? But Dan is 600+ rwhp. Maybe you just need a larger alternator pulley. High RPMs and a pulley too small = bye bye alternator. I'd get another 130a from PA and go a size larger on the alt pulley.

 

[mosconiac]

Mystichrome04 put a PA on his Cobra (with their recommended pulley) and it crapped out almost immediately. PA gave him the run around on replacement so he dumped them and went back to stock. This doesn't seem to be an isolated story, so I will never buy PA.

The Cobra is a brutal application (no air movement). Us Cobra guys like to wash our motors, which probably irritates the issue by adding water to the mix. I'm on my 3rd stocker and will have it rewound locally next time.

Call Steve @ Tousley Ford (800-328-9552) and mention SVTP for a great deal on a stocker. Its not a perfect solution, but its the best option we have at this point.

 

[ShelbyGuy]

Its not heat killing them, as I'm still on my first one and I regularly run >250f on-track.

do we know what is actually dying on them? stator? diodes? regulator?

 

[SonicBlur]

Its not heat killing them, as I'm still on my first one and I regularly run >250f on-track.

do we know what is actually dying on them? stator? diodes? regulator?

I would like to know also! I had my stocker rebuilt but it was a BITCH to get this thing out! I never want to do this again!!

-Mike

 

[ChicagoMike]

Hans @ Deans Performance can change an alternator like eating a cheeseburger....

 

[SonicBlur]

Hans @ Deans Performance can change an alternator like eating a cheeseburger....

Actually I called him to see if he had any stock alternators lying around. I did it myself, however without the luxury of a car lift which sucks the big one.

-Mike

 

[ChicagoMike]

call tousely ford, he can get you one at 10% over cost. do you have their info?

Actually I called him to see if he had any stock alternators lying around. I did it myself, however without the luxury of a car lift which sucks the big one.

-Mike

 

[SonicBlur]

call tousely ford, he can get you one at 10% over cost. do you have their info?

I don't need one anymore. I just had my stock one rebuilt. Thanks for the info though. If this rebuilt one is a POS then I'll try this. Thanks Mike! :biggthump

-Mike

 

[ShelbyGuy]

isnt it easier to go out the top?

Actually I called him to see if he had any stock alternators lying around. I did it myself, however without the luxury of a car lift which sucks the big one.

-Mike

 

[rdsnake]

Its not heat killing them, as I'm still on my first one and I regularly run >250f on-track.

do we know what is actually dying on them? stator? diodes? regulator?

I tested my alternator and everything was fine, the bearings just went out on it..I over spun it :-o

 

[SonicBlur]

isnt it easier to go out the top?

I wish! Going from the top only allows access to the upper bolts. Otherwise, you have to do everything else from the bottom! That sucks!

-Mike