Questions & Answers for: tell alternator vehicle

...one day went by and the same problems are occurring... autozone can tell you what is wrong but only if the light is on, they can check your alternator,battery and even your starter for no

...fine, thank you Sounds like the voltage regulator part of your alternator has failed. I don't know enough about GM vehicles to tell you if you can change the regulator without changing the

...another wire? a lot of gm vehicles use a single wire alternator the only way to tell is to either look at the back of the alternator or go to a parts store and look at a new alternator for you ...

alternator for 6 years. Could I ask-- who is replacing the Alternators and why? Did you take each one to the Auto Part Store and have it tested. If they were bad they would warrantee them and give you

...alternator ---end of story ,who ever tried to tell you the charge is controlled by the PCM i would respectfully suggest that you tell them they need to return to college to study motor vehicle ...

...tell if the alternator is bad or if the belt has to be changed The belt is obvious You change that, as you always have on any vehicle Every 4,5,6 years ,whatever you feel like The Alternator, you put ...

...the alternator. External regulators haven't been seen for about 25 years on most cars. Go to a store and ask for a price check. When they look it up, they can tell you if it has an internal

...alternator and tell you if its operating correctly and providing a charge rate sufficient to charge the vehicle and operate vehicle assesories. If alternator is still in vehicle and you manage to ...

alternator on the vehicle. It might bench test good, but that will not tell you if it is working on the vehicle. With the engine running you should be getting at least 13.5V to the battery at idle. If

...tell if my alternator isn't working? Start the vehicle and remove the positive cable from the battery if the vehicle dies the alternator needs to be checked and it is most likely bad. Hope this