Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 19:28:03 GMT From: "charles stoyer" <interpexnopsamhlink.net> Subject: Re: Alternator problems '92 900
My 86 900 T did that a couple years ago, maybe 212 k miles. It was the brushes not reaching anymore. Regulator is available as separate part but It did not seem possible to replace it with alternator in the car. Getting the alternator out is a real pain. A real chinese puzzle. Getting it back in is the same. I got a rebuilt one from Checker Auto for around $100 US or so. I figured at that mileage, if the brushes were gone, the rest of the alternator wouldn't be far behind. Depends how long you will keep the car and if you can get to the regulator (on the back of the alternator) or not. Be sure the ground wire is in good condition and fix or replace it if it is not. The alternator is insulated from the engine and will not work unless the grounding wire is present and in good shape. Good luck! Charles. "g c" <nbtrownopsamet.on.ca> wrote in message news:urtqfv5u6oj07fnopsam.supernews.com... > Help, please! My car is a Canadian '92 900, turbo, with about 165 thou Km > (100 thou miles) and has a/c also. > > Over the last two days, the battery warning light started coming on at > startup, and goes out at speed when the engine revs over 3500 rpm; but the > belt didn't squeal at all. In traffic the light didn't go out and the engine > dies very quickly, 5 or 10 minutes; and the battery was completely dead. Now > the light doesn't go out at all, just goes much dimmer at higher revs. The > battery is about 6 months old and good quality. I've removed and remade the > ground connection at the alternator (it wasn't loose), the other end seems > solid at the engine. > > Any thoughts or tricks for this situation? Is it possibly the alternator > brushes, as the Townsend site suggests can be the case, and is checking them > (on the car) as easy as Townsend describes? >
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