JRICHKER 3G problems please help.

[BK_CAULEY]

i just installed THIS 3g alternator and the first few days it was great until today.

i was on my way home and my battery light came on and my voltage gauge pegged straight up. i shut the car down and got out my multi-meter. i attached it to the battery and at idle im getting 13-13.5 volts but as soon as i give it the gas it jumps to around 18-18.5 volts. i know this alternator is internally regulated but is there anything i can do to check and see if its a bad alternator. if it is i home they warranty there products.

is there anything that could cause a high voltage spike like this? it happend to me before but that was with the old setup and my wells box was going bad.

 

[jrichker]

Aside from a regulator failure, there is nothing I know that will make a voltage spike like you are describing.

 

[Mr. Rustypwnz]

One year warranty - no hassles - no fine print! Don't be fooled by cheap imitations!

there ya go keith..........

 

[BK_CAULEY]

okay me and slow95gt just went out and tested it again and now its holding at a steady 12.1 and when the e-fan comes on it drops to 11.9 thats not near what it was. is this okay? or should i return it?

 

[HISSIN50]

That's still severely discharging the system.

 

[jrichker]

One year is small stuff compared to the lifetime warranty offered by Advance Auto Parts or AutoZone.

Besides that, having to pull an alternator and ship it back via UPS or other package shipper is a pain in the neck. Bum a ride from a bud or neighbor and hand the parts guy at Advance or AutoZone the alternator and reciept and he will hand you a new alternator. Can't beat that with a stick...

 

[BK_CAULEY]

do you think a stock 3g will be more than sufficiant for my needs. im sure it will i will probably ask for a refund then. and get a stock one from the parts store. this one i had was a 200 amp model. but tonight i saw a 80 amp stock replacement alt charge just fine on slow95gt's car.

 

[Turkey Sammich]

If you have the money, why not find a good 130amp alt

 

[HISSIN50]

do you think a stock 3g will be more than sufficiant for my needs. im sure it will i will probably ask for a refund then. and get a stock one from the parts store. this one i had was a 200 amp model. but tonight i saw a 80 amp stock replacement alt charge just fine on slow95gt's car.

What are your needs? Unless you have a mega system or huge electric fan, it should do alright (compare the load of a 94 Mustang to your potential loads and go from there. A 130 amp alt does alright with a 94 Mustangs load).

Forgive all the innuendo in my post.

 

[dcmustang]

One year is small stuff compared to the lifetime warranty offered by Advance Auto Parts or AutoZone.

Besides that, having to pull an alternator and ship it back via UPS or other package shipper is a pain in the neck. Bum a ride from a bud or neighbor and hand the parts guy at Advance or AutoZone the alternator and reciept and he will hand you a new alternator. Can't beat that with a stick...

Yeah I work at an AutoZone, we will hook you up

GET IN THE ZONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! rofl

 

[Mr. Rustypwnz]

yeah my vert has the replacement 80 amp (stock is like 70 I think) and riding around town today on my gauge it was 14.5 with the air running, so I see no need for a 200 amp, that stupid e-fan is killing everything with the quickness on that car.........

 

[BK_CAULEY]

well i just called DB electrical and they are over nighting me a NEW one and a call return label to send the old one back so i should be up and running monday.

 

[HISSIN50]

A word about the crap from parts stores: I've have all batteries, alts and starters bench tested before purchasing them. I have received bad ones right out of the box on many occasions (from all of the big chain stores around here).

And a recent anecdote: Yesterday a female family member was shopping alternators. Unfortunately a reman'd unit is the way to go, given the situation. I told her to ask the kid at the parts store to bench test the new alt and he gave her a bunch of crap. She insisted and it failed. When he called other stores to find her an alt that would pass, the next store's off-the-shelf alt also failed a load test. The following one finally passed (supposedly).
Just something to consider for those that end up needing parts store stuff.



Keith, nice work. That's some impressive customer service.

 

[Mr. Rustypwnz]

well i just called DB electrical and they are over nighting me a NEW one and a call return label to send the old one back so i should be up and running monday.

give me the other one, ill take it to orielys and get a new one for free lol

 

[BK_CAULEY]

give me the other one, ill take it to orielys and get a new one for free lol

NO i have to send it back.