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rsefczek · 10-23-2006

so i take the car back to the shop that installed the alternator in the hopes of getting some satisfaction. they say the alternator is normal, that an alternator can put out up to 16 volts and be fine. also i have a wiring problem in that my alternator wire should be 8 gauge (mine is 10) and mine abruptly changes in size. i pointed out that the wire is stock and the change in size is the fusible link. the mechanic told me "i've worked on opels for years and there is no fusible link there and that's not a stock wire." interesting since my diagram shows a link...is this an attack of the infamous p.o. or am i getting a story here? what is the correct output from an alternator? could the wire size cause all the problems i'm having with low alternator output?

10-23-2006	#7 (permalink)
rsefczek Opeler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: virginia Posts: 154	who's lying now?? so i take the car back to the shop that installed the alternator in the hopes of getting some satisfaction. they say the alternator is normal, that an alternator can put out up to 16 volts and be fine. also i have a wiring problem in that my alternator wire should be 8 gauge (mine is 10) and mine abruptly changes in size. i pointed out that the wire is stock and the change in size is the fusible link. the mechanic told me "i've worked on opels for years and there is no fusible link there and that's not a stock wire." interesting since my diagram shows a link...is this an attack of the infamous p.o. or am i getting a story here? what is the correct output from an alternator? could the wire size cause all the problems i'm having with low alternator output? Last edited by tekenaar; 10-24-2006 at 11:49 AM.