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I had the 93 with its own brushes tested today. They were a little afraid it might blow up because of the PB Blaster smell haha, but it passed with...

I took the brushes off my original alternator that had 435000 miles on it but I don't remember how much copper was left on the runner. It was not...

Upon closer examination I see that the slip rings where the brushes ride is badly worn, scant thousandths of an inch from wearing through. I also...

Check your's before buying! but this one is listed for the 2wd it seems:...

Hello Jan, Thank you for your reply, i will do an oil change and check the coolant. I have been looking for parts for it online, and i can't seem...

I rechecked my alternator purchase and I bought a remanufactured Denso alternator that was remanufactured by REMY. So I was not correct to say it...

My limited understanding is that the regulators almost never fail. Unfortunately the 93 and 97 regulators are not interchangeable.

I only switched the brushes this past weekend for testing. These tests over the last few days have all been bench tests under load, although I now...

When I test my alternator, I put a volt meter across the battery with the car off and I get 12.7 volts. Then I start the car and with the car...

Good grief. I had it tested with the 93 brushes at the first place, that I trust a lot more than the 2nd (the 2nd being Oreilly). It tested at 13.2,...

This is excellent information. I appreciate you clearing this up for me. Thank you.

Yes I think it could be coming through the intake, and sounds good I’ll check for spark again. May as well replace coil, I’ll dive into that. Thank...

Ah, I see, they don't show one for my van so I assumed you meant another brand. For $60, I would probably buy the rebuilt Denso too. They are usually...

Here are the instructions on how to make the BMW couplings. First, there is this link to Zen Previa, in which he quotes a post from the Yahoo...

I bought a rebuilt Denso alternator from Rock Auto. I don't know if that matters or not but it was a Denso. Anyway. good luck on finding your...

I've been reading all the alternator threads here and most people think (OK mostly Tim, but I trust his judgement) Denso is the best way to go. The...

I have a 91 and replaced the couplers with the aftermarket aluminum ones twice. They lasted about 100K each. Then I put the BMW modification in...

My alternator went out this January. It was the first alternator problem I've had and I've driven the car 425,000 miles. I opened the alternator up...

Could it be a back-fire up through your intake? Also, the igniter is mounted on top of your AFM, could the smoke be coming from there? If it's not...

I suppose I'll post this here, rather than spreading it all over the board in different threads. Nothing has really changed in a major way over...

Hey so actually my van’s back to not starting, it’s doing this weird thing where I hear a pop and then see a little bit of white smoke rise up kind...

I pulled the 97 and took it to the parts store and their $5000 tester declared it "Good," although it was only putting out 13.1v. Not sure that's...

Yes it is getting spark! I actually ended up putting in a new COR and it started right up, I have a new air cleaner hose coming in (thank god) but...

Curious- did you find it by chance? I’m in the same situation and all the videos I see have it hacked off with fuel line and clamps instead?

I have a 91. I changed my SADS, using the BMW coupler upgrade. Lots of posts on how to do that here. The later ones use a different shaft, it's...

Try megazip. They seem to have some engine mounts anyway, but they don't always have what they seem to have so email them first.

In Barrington IL, probably Toyota or perhaps a foreign auto repair shop. Or try this thread for some insight ...