Harold, I may have told you that a year ago GM went through problems with the Voltage regulators. Then is when I went to another brand along with another modification and have had no reported failures in the last year. If your car is blowing regulators, then I would look for a spike problem somewhere or a voltage surge to the regulator. That could come thru the ground or the light wire. John Hervey www.specialtauto.com -----Original Message----- From: Harold McElraft [mailto:hmcelraft@xxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:01 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: Alternator Leaking I'll confirm Dave's analysis. That goo is from the voltage regulator. It's the stuff to seal it and keep all the pieces from vibrating, etc. Heat is the cause of the run-off probably because of the location of the alternator and heat from the exhaust. I have thought about a shield or some other approach. That's been some time ago. I've just left it for now. So far so good. The Motorola works great - it is just a bit weak with everything running. My big problem is trying to get a replacement alternator to last longer than a day or two. So far I've gone through one new Grady alternator and three rebuilds on that (voltage regulators) with no luck. I've checked everything I can think of and I still cannot figure out what is causing the failures. The Motorola works well except for its slight inherent low capacity at full load. Harold McElraft - 3354 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "thebrave65" <johnnysher1@xxxx> wrote: > While I was beginning work on flushing my cooling system, I noticed > about a half-dozen drops of thick oil under the right side of the > engine. Turns out it's oil that's leaking from my Motorola > alternator. > > So how long do I have before I get to replace this too? > > Johnny > 5518 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/