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Old 05-30-2015, 11:10 AM   #505
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Default Re: Ford vs Chevy Build-up

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Originally Posted by HandOverFist View Post
You know, that is what I thought as well but I let someone talk me into that one lol. With that out of the way I can see no reason for two failures in a row other than these alternators are junk.
This may be true. I had a Powermaster that wouldn't charge my Optima so I replaced it with a 140 amp Tuff Stuff connected as a one wire. It worked fine then went haywire and put out 44 volts to the battery. I popped the cover to the two terminals for a three wire hookup and jumped one to the battery output on the alternator based on something I read on the Internet. Makes little sense to me but it works now. Whatever internally activates the regulator crapped out, I guess.

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