Started my truck and immediately smelled something burning. Popped the hood and the alternator was frozen. AutoZone has a rebuild guaranteed for life for $150. Good choice? Also, there is some rubber build-up in the grooves of the pulleys. What is a good solvent to clean them with? Any recommendations for a new belt? Thanks to all.

 

Can't go wrong with a guaranteed for life alt. As for the pulley just use a wire brush to clean out the groves, and for a belt just use one from Autozone since your there..
Erik

 

I put in the new (not rebuilt) Duralast Gold Alt with lifetime warranty from AZ a couple weeks ago with no problems so far. Part No. is DLG3603-18-2. It was $179.

 

I'm going for this hi output alternator - props to SASPECHT here on the board for giving me the info

 

Just a warning about stuff thats "reman" alternator from pep boys autozone etc.

The lifetime warrenty is nice, but in the instance of my buddies contour. His alternator is a bitch to get to, and he got 5 bad alternators from them. We went through and checked everything because how the hell do you get 3 bad alternators in a row. The next after that lasted a couple weeks, the one after that was bad out of the box. The 6th one actually worked.
I usally go to a small local shop for an alternator. I paid 90$ for a reman and it works perfect.

 

That's why I went with new, John. But had I seen the 200A job for $50 more I would've jumped on that one. The only one I found was close to $350, so I just went with the new AZ one. I've been through the revolving alternators with my wife's Astro, and as bad as that one is to get in & out, I got pretty darned good at it. Fortunately, ours is a 15 minuite R&R, but that thought did cross my mind. If it wasn't such an easy job, I wouldn't have gone with the cheapest (new) option...

Joe

 

The warrenty is nice but you'll be going through a lot of them. I got a genuine motocraft from powerstrokeshop.com, 115 amp, just about 20 buck more after the core.

That high output deal looks cool, who makes it? Does it last?

Joe

Early 99 PSD

 

i got that info from an FTE member (AustinS) - maybe he'll chime in on how it's holding up for him?

 

It take like an hour to change it on the contours. I helped him once. After i was done i showed him where mine was he was pissed. LOL i changed mine in the parking lot of the alternator shop.

 

Doesn't anybody rebuild their own any more?

Pop

 

Spend the $20 more now, and get New, not reman. the New also has the lifetime warr. Have them bench test it right out of the box. I put 4 remans in one day on at AZone, before i figured out to have them test it first.

 

I wish I had the knowledge and the time, but given today's pace of life, it's "cheaper" for me to just buy it from someone. Would I like to learn? Definitely! But if I mess up, then the truck is down and I can't get to work. When I get a commuter car it will give me the luxury of "acceptable down-time" but for now, I can't.

 

Down town Utica??

 

I just submitted this thread, I really like the 6G casing idea, will see how it all turns out.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...-on-order.html