well ive narrowed it down to......I broke my alternator with something so im gonna remove everything not stock .......get a new alt under warranty and start over....OR set my fucking POS on fire..or does anyone want a 2000 ZX3 Ford Focus Atlanitc blue with less than 50K miles?
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I think its worth keeping from the work I've seen you've got into it, I think it's worth trying to trouble shoot. I'd get an alternator under warranty, or maybe ask someone at a shop about it. I know you must know alot of people who know about the electrical stuff, I'd think someone must know why the alternator would shoot 15volts, just as a matter of curiosity have you checked how many amps it's putting out? What's that equation again...Ohm's Law... V(voltage) = I (amperage) x R (resistance). If your V is too high possibly the R or I is causing it.
a UDP is an underdrive pulley, and does exactly what it says, it underdrives any belt driven accessory. Alot of people get them because it usually free's up some horsepower (doesn't make any, just allows you to use more of what is there), usually they are lighter weight also. I've heard some people say it can affect the air conditioner when at idle, but only in the sense that it doesn't blow as cold of air. And the alternator would theoretically put out less power because it is driven less. Its probably not the best way to solve the problem, by treating just that symptom, but I suppose in theory it would work.
RPIJG wrote: I know this is off topic but I don't think I've mentioned how creeped that avatar thing makes me, what the fuck is that thing?I have no fuckin clue?
teamfocus wrote: RPIJG wrote: I know this is off topic but I don't think I've mentioned how creeped that avatar thing makes me, what the fuck is that thing?I have no fuckin clue?
first time i ever seen it was in an email....a "guy" was talkin about how he loves his g/f but there is something about her cat....it keeps freakin him out.....then you scroll down to see that thing...lmfao...
Not trying to ruin the off topicness but I found this interesting.
At one time Interstate offered a line of "Extreme Performance" batteries (9). Recently they reappeared on their Web site under the name "Optima Spiralcell", so they may have a cooperative agreement with Optima. Optima has added a little silver to the plates and some sodium sulfate in the electrolyte, and fabricated the lead plates in a spiral. Their main claim to fame is their ability to be charged very quickly, allegedly due to the greater surface area of their plates and the ensuing lower internal resistance (on the order of 3 milliohms). Since there is no way to add water, they may be lead/calcium (+silver), and the higher charging voltages would apply.
Their charging advice supports this theory. They suggest that alternator settings anywhere from 13.8 to 15.0 volts are appropriate, but that they can be rapidly charged at as much as 15.6 volts. Elsewhere in the same document it is suggested that for constant-voltage charging 14.7 to 15.0 VDC is correct
