alternator replacement questions

[doca69]

i was driving hope for the holidays last night and got about 100 miles from were i was going when the amp guage dropped to zero. as i pulled in the driveway of were i was headed the truck died. would not restart, acted like the batteries were dead which made sence as i suspected that the alternator crapped out on me. charged the batteries last night and this morning the truck starts and with the charger plugged in the amp gauge works so i am suspecting the alternator is bad. my question is what amp alternator do i replace with as there seems to be lots of options? any help would be appreiciated. happ thanks giving!





'03 2500 quad cab

nick

 

[Prairie Dog]

More likely you have a bad battery - I'd check that first. Oh and you have a voltage meter, not an Amp meter.
Good luck!

 

[basilry]

I replaced mine with one from auto zone. Was the only place in town with one and at the time I needed it now. Seems to be doing the job and has a lifetime guarantee. Exact stock replacement.

 

[jelag]

I've owned several of these trucks..... we've found that at a given mileage, that seems to be unique to each truck we'd wear out the alternator brushes... We'd keep a set of brushes on the shelf and when the truck reached 200K miles we'd do both the brushes and the bearings... usually under $20 in parts. .

 

[HBarlow]

When I was transporting out of IN I found an Amish electrical shop that did outstanding quality alternator and starter repair for a modest price. I had had one rebuilt at home and it failed due to careless worksmanship. If I need an alternator refurb I'll ship my alternator back to him in IN.

Free lifetime replacements from Autozone means you'll look forward to a lifetime of exchanging them every year until you trade or sell the truck.

 

[AWeis]

whats up nick check out pa performance alternators they have more amps 136 amps and 200 amps phone number is 484-971-7562 boyertown pa works very well albert.

 

[jelag]

The high output alternators are really not much of a benefit when the ECM limits the charging voltage to prevent high battery temperatures... I'm guessing that after a cold start and the use of the heating grinds when its close to 0* there might be a slight benefit but once the engine starts to warm up... its all based on temperature...

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

Check Rock Auto and Amazon and you may find that a new alternator isn't so expensive. In my experience, the commutator wears out also, so new brushes just buy you some time.

 

[Blue Ox1]

You could also try nation Starter and Alternator they had good prices and their stuff seems good . Ordered my heavy duty starter for my excursion thru them.