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Yes, I thought about adding one to the list. Mike's referring to the time my VP44 took a dump about 20miles from his house and he graciously ordered one from DAP, then came out and helped me change
My truck is now on its 3rd alternator since getting the truck last September. Previous owner a friend of mine put one in and it died on me about 3 months in and was under warranty. Second one lasted until yesterday morning was about 50-60 degrees out started the truck the check gauges light stayed on for 20 seconds or so then came up to 14v drove 20 seconds up the street and it dropped back down so I pulled over and the alternator was smoking hot and litterally smoking. Never came back up to 14v still spins freely. Ended up getting another on under warranty at orileys. I think they are the ultima brand i can find out though. What gives though? Truck was fine yesterday and all of a sudden the alternator shits it self on start up?? I read a comment mopar man made about cold weather starting and the alternator not liking it due to low rpm and the grid heaters sucking the life out of it. What's the best thing to do to keep this thing alive? Will plugging it in over night help? I usually do all winter but thinking I should start sooner. I also know a lot of guys like the denso alternators with the external regulator mod. I also did the 7.5amp fuse mod as precaution for all these alternator failures