frplymstr
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- VY 2004 3.8
Hi all, my mate was given a VY 2004 3.8 Commodore when his mate passed. It had not been driven for years but he got the work done to pass rego. The Alternator that was in it burnt out aftsr he started driving it. It was not dirty, oily or even looked worn, but the copper wires had all turned black & smoke came out of it after short trips. I bought a brand new alternator for him & fitted it but even the new one gets so hot after short trips the copper wires are already turning black & you cant put your hand on it after any trips it is so hot. All the pulleys seem to be in good working order, we put a new serpentine belt on as a precaution. There is a fault regarding the ABS on the dash which we have assumed relates to the ABS module which has not been replaced yet. The fans were not working so we bypassed the temp sensor for the time being so the fans are running constantly while the engine is running, which we were hoping would help the Alternator temp but this has done nothing. Has anyone else had a similar issue or have any other sugestions as to why it gets so hot & burns out?