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RoninLB
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Cool Re: Alternator - power

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Originally posted by Sonic dB

alternators in the Carreras tend to die at an early age (40-70K miles).

Do alternators give any "signs" before they fail...or do they just tend to fail all together?


Are there any steps or preventative measures to take,
from reading Loren & John Cramer, it's the heat that cooks the internal reg. External reg are more reliable.

you may get a foreboding. I think it could be tach problems, but don't have hard info close for that.
I installed a volt gauge.

and I just changed a good internal regulator for a brand new one because I was in that area for other stuff. I'll keep the good 40k mile used one in the luggage comp.
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