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Unit 5302 · 12-29-2001, 06:59 PM

I agree. Go with the G3 alternator that puts out 130amps+ If you go to a smaller pulley, you'll exceed the alternator's operating range in rpm causing a discharge.

There are a couple places that can cause a drain in the alternator. The internal rectifier is the most common part to fail like that.

12-29-2001, 06:59 PM	#9
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	I agree. Go with the G3 alternator that puts out 130amps+ If you go to a smaller pulley, you'll exceed the alternator's operating range in rpm causing a discharge. There are a couple places that can cause a drain in the alternator. The internal rectifier is the most common part to fail like that.