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Does new alternator VR need break-in?
Installed a brand new Valeo voltage regulator (from our host) to the alternator and now the charging light stays on with very slight blinking at idle and only goes out at 2000+ rpm.
Since the brushes of the new VR only contact the rotor copper wire at a smaller area than the crescent perimeter of a used one, could that new VR brushes need some time to break in before the charging light would go out at idle? Thanks a lot!
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Check fan belt ... Might be loose
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Pretty tight!
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Kurt, I don't like it to be too tight, either.
 Am thinking about the possibility of slipping at the pulley area as I used some silicon spray to finish the alternator fan/case after cleaning them. Though I did slightly clean the central part of the fan there may still be some left.
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