1985 Cadillac Seville Alternator

1985 CADILLAC SEVILLE
51,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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WOODDLWNSRVC
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One month after i purchased this car i had to replace the alternator after one month. That was three months ago. I only put a hunderd miles on it and now that alternator dosen't work its like it burned up again. Is there something burning out these alternators or is it just a bad one. I want to find out before I put the new one on. Is there regulator or something else that will cause this??????????
Nov 1, 2008 at 3:12 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi:
Chances are, you got a bad alt. If the regulator was bad, you would have other problems. Is the alt still under warranty?

Joe
Nov 18, 2008 at 9:00 PM
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