how to upgrade alternator
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Ok its done!! Sorry to jack this thread, but i hope all the info helps others out with the upgrade cs alternator:
So i went looking for a different housing, went to two alt stores and nothing, i tried to turn the housing before i went and No u cant make a 10 o'clock housing into a 12 o'clock housing, even the alternator guys at the store schooled me on it... LoL, so i went to the last alternator spot around my house and he had tons of them CS130 and CS144... He also told me he would have to order the housing and would take a week...
So he gave me a new rebuild one in exhchange at the 12 o"clock angle and i gave him $20....he has the 10-12-& 2 O'Clock CS alt 105 amps, This guy sells the Cs130 $45 and the Cs144 for $55 6 mth warranty... What he did do to it was turn the housing so that i can have easy acess to plug... Lesson learned and complete.. Thanks guys
So i went looking for a different housing, went to two alt stores and nothing, i tried to turn the housing before i went and No u cant make a 10 o'clock housing into a 12 o'clock housing, even the alternator guys at the store schooled me on it... LoL, so i went to the last alternator spot around my house and he had tons of them CS130 and CS144... He also told me he would have to order the housing and would take a week...
So he gave me a new rebuild one in exhchange at the 12 o"clock angle and i gave him $20....he has the 10-12-& 2 O'Clock CS alt 105 amps, This guy sells the Cs130 $45 and the Cs144 for $55 6 mth warranty... What he did do to it was turn the housing so that i can have easy acess to plug... Lesson learned and complete.. Thanks guys
glad to see you got it taken care of
Btw this alt bolts up perfect no modifications necessary
1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham RWD W/5.7 will generate the part # for the CS144 (140Amp)
Advanced: 91408
Autozone: DLG1400-6-4
Btw this alt bolts up perfect no modifications necessary
1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham RWD W/5.7 will generate the part # for the CS144 (140Amp)
Advanced: 91408
Autozone: DLG1400-6-4
mebe007 said:
YES!!! He did mention that cadillac alt, be wanted me to upgrade it to that one, man that alt is huge!!!! Lmao...
I'm curious, does this alt upgrade work with all engines I have a 1984 cutlass supreme brougham with the buick 3.8L V6 in it and would like to upgrade the Alt. but i haven't read anywhere if the engine size matters?
I'm late to this one but next time just go to the parts store and ask for an alternatoor for a 1988 Olds Firenza with a 2.0 FI 4 cyl. It has the ribbed pulley, has 12 and 6 clocking, is 105 amps and is 5.25" case diameter so its a direct fit. For older v-belt setups just swap alt pulleys. And grab the new style CS pigtail too....all parts stores carry it.
Update: so i drove the malibu for a good hour yesterday and when i got home my battery died! All this started after i did the swamp...it had died before a couple times too, before i did a long test drive... where i got the alternator the guy there tested it and worked fine, i also went to autozone before install and had them test it, PASSED fine..so we know its not the alt...
The Alternator guy told me not to run the EC82 that its a piece of sh*t!!! lmao, i was like sure umm hummm whatever, everyone on the fourm has it and no problems...He told me to run the White stock wire that we have to the alternator direct to the "S" on the alt
is that right? do u think i have a bad EC82 that its not charging my battery..
Also when driving the malibu my volts were at 12volts, then running the radio down to 10volts, then home 6volts, then nothing at all, dead battery, My radio was also turning on and off on and off, was pissing me off!!! and when i would put the radio on louder my volts would go lower...I removed my hole dash to see if i had a short somewhere and everything looks clean and connected right, i checked all the grounds, and made sure nothing was cut, ....this is why i upgraded to a CS130 for system purpose and not have this problem...electrical is a pain in the butt.
Please chime in guys, should i just run the white wire to the alternator and remove the ec82 adapter? I really think my radio is killing my battery, but why, its aoll connected right, it shouldnt be on all the time, its set up turn key only
The Alternator guy told me not to run the EC82 that its a piece of sh*t!!! lmao, i was like sure umm hummm whatever, everyone on the fourm has it and no problems...He told me to run the White stock wire that we have to the alternator direct to the "S" on the alt
is that right? do u think i have a bad EC82 that its not charging my battery..Also when driving the malibu my volts were at 12volts, then running the radio down to 10volts, then home 6volts, then nothing at all, dead battery, My radio was also turning on and off on and off, was pissing me off!!! and when i would put the radio on louder my volts would go lower...I removed my hole dash to see if i had a short somewhere and everything looks clean and connected right, i checked all the grounds, and made sure nothing was cut, ....this is why i upgraded to a CS130 for system purpose and not have this problem...electrical is a pain in the butt.
Please chime in guys, should i just run the white wire to the alternator and remove the ec82 adapter? I really think my radio is killing my battery, but why, its aoll connected right, it shouldnt be on all the time, its set up turn key only
sounds to me like your battery is running all the electrics in the car, rather than the alternator. Probably a wiring issue involving the charging system. Need to make sure that all of the grounds are where they should be and that all of the positive leads are properly connected. I would start by disconnecting any amps first, since they seem to be the culprit for this type of problem. If the volts go up, then your amp isnt wired up right and needs to be checked over. Also, make sure the battery is not in a state of discharge. It may have volts, but if it wont hold a charge, the alternator is working overtime to run the car and charge the battery. good luck!
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