I've heard good things about those alternators as well. These eBay alts are cheaper and seem to get the job done just fine. Don't think you can go wrong with either.
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I've heard good things about those alternators as well. These eBay alts are cheaper and seem to get the job done just fine. Don't think you can go wrong with either.
I came across these the other day, considering getting one. My alternator is the original unit with ~120k on it.
Can a bad alternator cause the car to basically shut down at higher RPM? I've found that about as soon as my fuel pumps hit 85% duty cycle my lights dim and the motor basically just dies until I let off the gas. I went through all sorts of things trying to fix it until it happened at night and my headlights almost shut off making me wonder about the battery/alternator. The battery doesn't seem to be dying, it just feels like the electrical system can't handle the load of the pumps.
Can a bad alternator cause the car to basically shut down at higher RPM? I've found that about as soon as my fuel pumps hit 85% duty cycle my lights dim and the motor basically just dies until I let off the gas. I went through all sorts of things trying to fix it until it happened at night and my headlights almost shut off making me wonder about the battery/alternator. The battery doesn't seem to be dying, it just feels like the electrical system can't handle the load of the pumps.
Could be a cause the alt to overspin not giving any juice to the batt and the batt is draining trying to keep spark andlights going... belt slip on the alt at those rpms is possible also..
And no not all alts are remans lol.. some alts like mechman dc power ect make new alts alltogether from case to brushes
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Wow that's pretty amazing to still be on the original alternator. When yours finally goes you need to take that thing apart and take pics. I want to see what yours was made of.
If they get the job done, Last and are price effective I don't see why not to get the Ebay ones. Tbh. :-D
GL. Did you get one of the colored ones?:beer:
Any #s yet?
Installed the 160amp yesterday, according to the data log it was between 13.6-14v when under load (headlights, wipers, radio, and uphill at half throttle). Whenever it dries out here I'll push it a little harder and see what it reads.
If there is ever a fail proof alt for even a 5 year period, it will be a miracle.
Glad we got that alt in buddie..thanks for the pizza.:beer: lol
any updates on these I am planning on ordering one tonight...do they make a 160amp+ alt
Got mine installed saturday. Works great so far. Had it two days after ordering. Very happy at this point.
I'm buying this alternator as well, they are local and hell why not lol...are these sypmthoms of a bad alternator: when I pull the car out of gear while coming to a stop or even coasting...the car dies or drops rpms lower than idle and then kicks the back up...let me know if anyone has heard or experienced this
Vnmous.....I had that problem in my Mach as well as some others. I brought it to ford and they replaced the TPS and the IAC but that didnt help. It ended up being the Maf screen was missing. The turbulence causes the MAF to misread and my car would died when coasting and hard braking off a freeway. Since I replaced it ive had no problems. I dunno if thats the problem in your cobra but maybe ....
I'll start by cleaning the MAF sensor and see what the result is
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