/6 Matt
30 Degrees Crooked
So the car is a '70 Dart with a slant six and a 65 amp alternator.
The problem, I've been through 4 alternators and voltage regulators in the past 9 months. Every few months the car gets to the point where it discharges on idle with the headlights and/or the HVAC blower motor running. It acts almost like the alternator keeps dropping a field or two, I don't know if that's what's going on or not cause I don't have access to a oscilloscope to actually see what's going on after failure. Whenever I suspect failure, I bring it to Autozone and they put it on there test machine and it always fails. Same goes for the voltage regulator. I get a new Alternator and VR under warranty and two to three months later its the same thing.
Are duralast parts really this crappy? Or is there something else going on here? Anyone got any ideas on some things to check out before I replace the current alternator and VR?
The problem, I've been through 4 alternators and voltage regulators in the past 9 months. Every few months the car gets to the point where it discharges on idle with the headlights and/or the HVAC blower motor running. It acts almost like the alternator keeps dropping a field or two, I don't know if that's what's going on or not cause I don't have access to a oscilloscope to actually see what's going on after failure. Whenever I suspect failure, I bring it to Autozone and they put it on there test machine and it always fails. Same goes for the voltage regulator. I get a new Alternator and VR under warranty and two to three months later its the same thing.
Are duralast parts really this crappy? Or is there something else going on here? Anyone got any ideas on some things to check out before I replace the current alternator and VR?