RE: [DMCForum] alternators 101

["Travis Goodwin" <tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A severe draw at a stop seems to be atypical of the stock alternators.
Mine
did the same and eventually began eating batteries. If your battery seems
to
be holding a charge my guess is that it's ok, but remember that the
alternator is 20 years old.

I figure that the only way the alternator might affect idle is if
something
inside of it is resisting the turning of the pulley. If this was true I
would expect the belt to squeal terribly.

I installed the Cadillac alternator and there's not much that can pull the
needle down, even a fog machine!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cohee, Michael [mailto:mcohee@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:42 AM
> To: 'DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [DMCForum] alternators 101
> 
> Electrical Gurus,
> I have talked about almost every other delorean repair on the forum and
> the
> DML. I have had tons of help from everyone....
> One area that I am curious about is the alternator. I have heard all the
> complaints and probems with differeent alternators. Can someone give a
> quick
> rundown on the Delorean alternator and volt guage....My gauge usually
sits
> just above half way up (I think 13v) But sometimes if I am stopped at a
> light and my lights are on or other electicval draws the guage will go
> down
> below half....Sometimes if I am sitting still I will put everything on
to
> see how low it will go. Does the guage reading below 13v mean it is
> draining
> the battery? I think I read you want the needle just above the middle
line
> for normal operation. How do you know when your alternator is dying?
Does
> it
> go all at once or is it a slow death? Could a dying alternator casue a
> 
> My Battery is relativey old (3-4 years) and took alot of abuse while I
was
> fixing all my fuel/dist and door light problems. I think I recharched it
> 25
> times. But now it starts right up and has held a charge for 6 months and
> seems to be fine.....Is there an easy way to test my alternator without
> killing  myself :-)
> 
> Hope these aren't rediculus questions just want to learn more about the
> alternator. I think If I needed a new one I would get the Motorola
105amp.
> 
> Mike C
> 2109
> BTTF pinball :-)
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: twinenginedmc12 <twinenginedmc12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> [mailto:twinenginedmc12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 11:24 AM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Shock/Suspension Kit
> 
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> ...What makes me hate them is the noise they make.  They
> > are incredibly loud.  Every time a shock compresses at any rate for
> > any reason, they will yield a squeak.  ...
> > Walt
> 
> Hi Walt.
> 
> Lubricating the shock bushings will probably get rid of that.  I
> doubt the squeaking is coming from the cylinder.  It's probably the
> slight rotation of the bushing as the shock is compressed.
> 
> Rick
> 
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