'86 5.0 mgm alternator

[DerekTheGreat]

Good thing about buying a unit over the parts counter is you can return it for another one if it is NFG. Alternators are one of those things I purchase with a lifetime warranty for that reason.

[Toploader]

Only real issue could be dry bearings.
Regulator could have issues if it has any degraded components in it, but that's stretching it.

Sly too good to be true, NOS contacted me to say they have none, this despite their web site stating otherwise:-(

[Toploader]

Good thing about buying a unit over the parts counter is you can return it for another one if it is NFG. Alternators are one of those things I purchase with a lifetime warranty for that reason.

Derek I now agree, I will let my bud secure for me, if anything Fs up, he calls his WD I do not know the brands BBB or Wai??

[Toploader]

Rebuilt is always a question mark. Rebuilt by whom? How skilled are they? Were quality parts used? What exactly did they replace and what was merely "cleaned up"? You see the trend....

LOL, I guess I will let my bud "worry" about that as I will have him order a remand 65 amp unit.

[Tiggie]

I got a new 2G from AcDelco (Amazon Warehouse cheap). It works fine on the 88 and looks pretty too.

[Toploader]

Ok boys!!!!!! today marked two weeks that I have disconnected the alt leads..............and............surprise........ ....the battery has not gone dead!! So I have asked my bud to order an alt and new connectors. I think I will have him order two, just in case one alt is dead out of the box. the story continues..............

[friskyfrankie]

Ok boys!!!!!! today marked two weeks that I have disconnected the alt leads..............and............surprise........ ....the battery has not gone dead!! So I have asked my bud to order an alt and new connectors. I think I will have him order two, just in case one alt is dead out of the box. the story continues..............

"Ring the bell, Jimmy - I think we have ourselves a winner"! Sounds promising so do let us know if the alternator (as stated along with the wiring) cures the problem.

[Toploader]

"Ring the bell, Jimmy - I think we have ourselves a winner"! Sounds promising so do let us know if the alternator (as stated along with the wiring) cures the problem.

Many thanks to all who weighed in and assisted me!.........now if you all could tell me how long it will be until the car rots off the frame;-) The drivers side upper "A" pillar is showing signs of internal rust:-( adjacent to the window reveal molding.

[Mainemantom]

Many thanks to all who weighed in and assisted me!.........now if you all could tell me how long it will be until the car rots off the frame;-) The drivers side upper "A" pillar is showing signs of internal rust:-( adjacent to the window reveal molding.

Start looking for a donor car. We had a 78 Buick Regal that had the passenger "A" pillar rot out. Not nice but a common problem. Had to have the windshield removed and a donor A pillar welded in. Many shops did not want to do that work. We sold the car soon afterward to a Pep Boys mechanic who donked it
Super glad to get rid of that car. Crap 3.8 V-6 with oil pressure problems. Car was broken into five times. Steering column broken as they were trying to steal it.
That was back in the early 2000s. in CA.

[sly]

The frame should be fine as long as the torque boxes are holding up. Once those go, you're pretty much done without welding more metal in there. The A-pillar rot will eventually kill it as well, but if you're just now seeing stains, you've got at least 3-5 years before you get holes and major issues to deal with. Down here that would be 15-20 more years.

[Toploader]

Sly, LOL I guess I have 3-5 years to win lotto, or marry a very rich woman;-) The passenger side is more advanced rust wise, but so far no issues with water pouring in from the rot. The windshield does leak in spots, so I did down and dirty and put weatherstrip sourced from the hardware across the top of the entire revel ss molding. I only need the car to transport me out to Long Island to visit the cemetery where my parents are buried...........that and reach the garage where my Studebaker is garaged. LOL I still get lots of thumbs up from folks yelling "old school ride" Sly, btw my cousin moved down to Austin from LI, he hates the F-ing heat

[Toploader]

You know when the car was new the original owner had the car rust proofed, the fron fenders have no rust on the bottoms, but christ the top seam of both fenders have rust through holes now, "fender a/c' LOL Bottom of the trunk lid is also full of cancer, not withstanding the rust proof application

[Toploader]

Also it looks like I have to get new tires, this is the last time I purchase Michelin's, they dry rot on the side walls.

[friskyfrankie]

Sounds like you may need to start looking for another vehicle. Of course, without actually seeing it this is merely speculation. Detailed photos would help!

[Toploader]

Frank, no money for a new ride, I am a broke NYC resident, LOL...........I will ride the beast until she rots off the frame. Also Discount Tires .com sells a house brand shoe, its all I need nothing fancy