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Low Volts What kind of Alt do i need?

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Old Oct 16, 2001 | 01:47 PM
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Low Volts What kind of Alt do i need?

When the car warm up it has low volts. And the alternator sounds like its working too hard. Its a 305 TBI.A/C,no extra radio stuff just factory. I replaced the alt with one from autozone a year ao, but it never really worked that good. I wantto get a bigger alt cause i'm planning on putting in a nie stereo system. What kind of alt do you guys recommend?

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'89 Chevy Camaro
305 TBI
COMPLETELY stock
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Old Oct 16, 2001 | 05:05 PM
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Sounds like you have a high resistance connection somewhere...fix that first and then look into an Iceberg rebuild kit from Summit or a new 140A alternator.

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Old Oct 16, 2001 | 08:54 PM
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Where should I start to look fo the connection?

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Old Oct 17, 2001 | 02:29 AM
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I had the same problem with a cheap rebuilt alternator. My lights would flare off idle..

I got a Duralast Gold and the problem went away.

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