My alternator is showing the signs of giving up the ghost. When starting
the car it is taking a 45 seconds or so to see the needle on the gauge climb
up to 14.5 before it would only take a few seconds. While at idle the
voltage gauge slowly comes off 14.5 volts down to around 11 at a stop light.
It does climb back up to 14.5 while highway driving. The idle hasn't
dropped so it should be charging the same at idle as a highway speed.
Battery is new as wasn't holding a charge and was coming up on a four years
old birthday.
Is there any comments from the listees on rebuilding an alternator and is so
what do I look for as possible suspect parts or do I merely buy a
replacement alternator. Read on a google search putting in a Ford Fiesta
(in fact my daily downtown driver is a Fiesta) alternator but I'd like to
stay original as I'm still running the original electrics that came with the
car and have no a/c or extra power radio/speaker to require the additional
amps.
Thanks - Charlie
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