Alternator

[djlawson17]

I need to get a new alternator, switched out my dead battery with a new one 2 weeks ago, and my battery is dead again. My FiST has 110k so I’m sure my alternator needs to be changed out. I just recently picked up a OEM fully Certified/Refurbished Alternator off eBay. Any recommendations for shops solely in the west LA or DTLA area? I have a battery charger and a jump starter on the way, but can’t travel too far. Thanks guys.

PFA

 

[Fiestig]

I have a feeling that you know what I will say in regards..lol.

Alternator replacement is quite simple and straight forward, Here is a good repair reference vid:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57dMZgKlcUc

 

[djlawson17]

I have a feeling that you will know what I will say in regards..lol.

Alternator replacement is quite simple and straight forward, Here is a good repair reference vid:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57dMZgKlcUc

Thanks for the video! I really appreciate it!

 

[Fiestig]

Save the money from the shop costs and buy some tools

 

[djlawson17]

Save the money from the shop costs and buy some tools

Yeah that’s the plan now. My dad works at a battery shop, so he sent some stuff my way to charge my battery and what not. I also found a certified refurbished OEM alternator on eBay for a great price.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Did you get the Alt. Bench Tested? If not ….please do that before you Install that Alt. in the FiST. Food for thought....

 

[djlawson17]

Did you get the Alt. Bench Tested? If not ….please do that before you Install that Alt. in the FiST. Food for thought....

Explain a bit more?

 

[TyphoonFiST]

You can bring it to just about any AutoZone….Oreilly...Advanced or Napa and they can install it into a Bench testing device and test the Voltage Reg., Diodes And output for FREE.

 

[djlawson17]

You can bring it to just about any AutoZone….Oreilly...Advanced or Napa and they can install it into a Bench testing device and test the Voltage Reg., Diodes And output for FREE.

Okay I see, the car is dead so I can’t really do that right now... but I have some stuff on the way already.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

You cant Jump it? Did you check the Battery fuse on the Battery?

 

[djlawson17]

You cant Jump it? Did you check the Battery fuse on the Battery?

I got some stuff on the way to be able to do that. My dad works for a battery company.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Then my suggestion would be to bring it to any local Parts store and let one of the Parts monkeys test the Alt. in the car to diagnose it. And they can Load test the battery also to check and see if its doing alright.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

When the ALT. Fails it will usually illumininate The battery/ charging system indicator light. If that light is on Chances are that it is the ALT and not the Battery. But if you just Hocked a battery into it and and continued to drive it the Alt. will continue to pull power out of the battery and possibly harm the new battery in turn*

 

[HardBoiledEgg]

Never heard of these cars needing and Alt


137k and had a full system most of it.......alt is fine

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Never heard of these cars needing and Alt


137k and had a full system most of it.......alt is fine

NOTHING LASTS FOREVER!

 

[HardBoiledEgg]

You forget I work at a dealer. My exposure to Fords is more then most. But yes all things fail

 

[scooter123]

What that video neglects to show is the time/work involved leading up to that alternator removal. I would estimate that for a first timer this is a 2 hour job, so check the weather report if you have to work outside. BTW it takes about 12 minutes total to replace the alternator on a 1985 Monte Carlo SS. I would also recommend the purchase of a Milwaukee M12 ratchet, specifically the small head 35 ft.lbs. model. I have the extended large head 55 ft.lbs. Fuel version and it's a freaking tank in comparison to my small head version. If I had one of these when I had to replace the alternator in my SS I could probably have done the job in under 6 minutes.

 

[Fiestig]

What that video neglects to show is the time/work involved leading up to that alternator removal

Here you go. This covers most of it:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ptkgLrcQSc&t=487s


Novice brother in-in law replaced his first ever alternator on his FiST in about 45min using these vids. Not too shabby, but if someone is quite unsure then I suppose it could be a couple hours. Any which way even if it were 4 hours of a day including taking breaks it would still be worth it. It's not really a race unless the car is stranded somewhere...lol

 

[gtx3076]

My radio is acting up. I thought the battery was dying but O'Reilly checked it and said it doesn't qualify for warranty. I put the battery back in and everything seemed to have reset but a week later its acting up again.

Right now my radio won't turn off and none of the controls work. My radio is playing after turning the car off and locking the door. I run the motor to recharge it during my breaks until I can reset the battery again. Do you guys think its battery or alternator?

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[HardBoiledEgg]

Neither