Dodged a bullet today..

[AdvAutoBob]

My son's Firebird needed an alternator replaced last week, so I grabbed the brand new 140A Powermaster that I was going to use on the Camaro and put in on...

This afternoon, I had to pull it off due to it not charging

It only lasted about 100 miles, so I'm glad it failed on my son's car, and not mine!

Now to get a replacement...

[LAGNAF]

^^THAT is why testing is SOOO important!! Glad it happened now!!

[MR P-BODY]

At least you found out now... but you still did the work.. twice.. lol..
but now you got it down pat.. you should be able to knock out that
job in under 5 minutes now

[quick 52]

I put a new alternator on abd its charging at 17 volts need to take it back always something

[AdvAutoBob]

Well... add an alternator to my spare parts to carry

[JeffMcKC]

Docs car ate those things like Cookies, so we changed to a local shop that builds my remain 1 wire ones from GM alts, never lost one after

[tsanchez]

I have never seen a good powermaster anything, from starters to alternators.

[R Munch]

I put a new alternator on abd its charging at 17 volts need to take it back always something

Maybe you should convert back to what it was a 6 volt generator or did it have crank start!!!!

[quick 52]

Maybe you should convert back to what it was a 6 volt generator or did it have crank start!!!!

when I got it they were using at the Chrysler plant as a push car it was used so much they left it running

[malc]

I have never seen a good powermaster anything, from starters to alternators.

Well thatīs one of our sponsors who will be happy to hear that.

[BlueCuda340]

I am running a GM CS130 alternator. Works awesome and came on tons of GM cars so it should be readily available on the road.

[AdvAutoBob]

My Powermaster in question is a GM 10SI, which is as common as dirt... not a problem, though..

[Beagle]

better to find out now! There's a surprisingly high number of infant mortalities in the electronics world... not much inside one of those things that can go wrong that you can do anything but replace.