Searching the forums, i got to the conclusion that my alt blew up. I noticed there was a recall on the 97s about the altinator, but i don't have a carfax or anything to see if it was replaced.
AnYwAy!!!

There are two things I have done in the past 2 weeks. I took out the guage cluster and pulled out one of the grip things holding the wires in the middle on the back of the guage, didn't put it back in when i reinstalled it.

Second, the car alarm. my bro had his peoples install it. it does work fully, but um, how they wrapped the wire around one of the spark pluggs, had to trip em down the stairs for dat...cuzz from what i know, thats a bad way to connect wires...

Anyways, thats my log. Then the other day, the altinator smoked (well it came from that side). Ever since (two days), i've been living off of a battery. I have a 220A altinator i want to put in but i want to make sure the problem was the altinator. If it isn't, i dont want to put a new one in to just blow it up. FEEL ME?

So my question is did one of these issues cause the problem, or do i just need to replace the altinator?..or sumthin else?

help a brudda out please..

 

Grip things holding the middle wires??

More importantly...
Wrapped a wire around one of the spark plugs??????????????????????

 

grip things: the support straps i believe, this holding wires

Wrapped around spark plug: a wire from the security system is literaly wrapped around a red wire on one of the spark plug, i think

 

Neither should hurt your alternator.

Im assuming you have a remote start and that was the ghetto form of install for a tach learning wire wrapped around your plug lines.

No thanks I would not like to 'feel you'.

 

Being a little more descriptive would help...

i.e.
Wrapped around a spark plug
vs.
Tapped into one of the wires going to a spark plug

and +1 to above

 

ya ain't gotta feel me, i hope not

anyway, good lookin out

 

He might have actually meant wrapped around ... Ive seen it done way to many times. No actual splicing/tapping/soldering ...just literally wrapped around the wire.

 

I think you did make a request here...

 

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feel me? = do you understand? lol

u are an a$$ by nature ain't cha

 

he tends to get a bit irritable, actually.



get my reply email don?

 

I understand quite well what it means, but if you cant take a joke/criticism then this forum might not be for you...

 

I do !

I did and responded.

 

responded back. thanks

 

got it, btw .. make this happen and Ill make you a happy person with some product.

 

orly?

nice. now im extra motivated.

 

Dependant on the price.. I could really motivate ya.

 

i know u know what i means, you can't take a joke?