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Old Jul 4th, 2006, 01:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
Matt93SE
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alternator is on its way out. the battery and brake lights come on on these cars when the alternator dies. why I can't explain, but that's the way they do.

it sounds to me that actually it's the diode pack/voltage regulator on the alternator. if you're in a decent size town, you can probably find an auto electric shop that's willing to rebuild the alternator and replace the failed parts for cheaper than the cost of buying a remanufactured one (often loaded with cheap parts of questionable quality). a new OEM one will cost you in the neighborhood of $500, so that's obviously out of the question.
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