What year car is this? I forget. Don't the 95's have the unique alternator
that's different from all the other years? And at 140 amps?
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Mike Wojton
Dover, PA
-'95 White MTX
'96 Brake Upgrade
Eibachs (front)
Dynomax catback
"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
On 8/21/06, Maury Alston <freeze_0387@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> OK, here is the background to my question. My alternator took a dump last
> week, taking the battery with it. I happened to be near a Goodyear store
> and they installed the replacements. About 2 days later, I notice that my
> headlights and dash ligths were, for lack of a better term, surging in a
> rythmic pattern. The dash lights will "surge" even if the headlights are not
> on. Also, the AC display goes completly out like it did when the alternator
> went belly up initially. On top of that the AC only blows warm now. It was
> ice cold before. I am thinking the alt. is not putting out enuf juice to
> kick the compressor on. I had the Goodyear shop check it to see if the alt
> was charging and the tech said it was, but I don't know if if completely
> trust his knowledge of SHO's. Once the tech checked the new alt., the shop
> manager hypothesized that maybe the idle sensor is fluctuating which is
> causing the dash lights/headlights to surge. Again, I have never been
> mistaken for a
> mechanic so I am differing to my SHO brothers and sisters for a little
> insight.
>
>
> Message: 12
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Incorrect alternator
> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:56:06 -0400
> From: "Hartberger, Jason M. AT2 \(AW\)" <hartbejm@cvn71.navy.mil>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>
> Pretty much what Dave said. If the alternator is the wrong physical
> size, it will mess the belt up, but that's pretty obvious. As long as
> it
> fits, if it's lower amperage, it will simply not be able to supply as
> much power and will draw more from the battery based on how many loads
> you place on it. A higher amperage alternator will simply not have to
> work as hard, but I doubt you'll run into that, aren't MTX alternators
> like 120A? So yeah, just make sure you check up on the battery often if
> you get a weaker amp. You should be fine with anything down to 90A,
> though. Anything lower, and I'd be worried.
>
> Jason
>
> p.s. FYI, 14V*120A=1680W; 14V*90A=1260W; 14V*70A=980W...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave Kegel
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 9:31 AM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Incorrect alternator
>
> A car will run without any alternator at all, for awhile. So that's
> not
> really the issue. The issue is will it fit? I don't know. If it
> fits,
> it will most likely work. It may not be the exact same output as the
> SHO alternator, but it should still work.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> Maury
>
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-'95 White MTX
'96 Brake Upgrade
Eibachs (front)
Dynomax catback
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