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Old 11-01-2009, 09:28 PM
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okay, so i am tired of replacing my alternator every time I drive through a little water or mud. I was curious to see how other people deal with this problem?
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Well a little water or mud has not evwer been a problem with mine. I have a 130Amp GC converted to fit my Cherokee.
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I have gone through two alternators in the past 2 years....luckily...i buy ones with lifetime warranties
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I have gone through two alternators in the past 2 years....luckily...i buy ones with lifetime warranties

The AZ ones will not last even if they are mounted on top of the engine. Mine was built by the local Starter/Altenator rebuild shop. They do lots of work on most county and state owned trucks.
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I got ya.... do they make water resistant ones? What about the Mean Green ones?
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i have hurd and read great things about the mean green, never gotten one yet. i dunno if this really works but i hear from back yard mechanics that if u put marine greese on it will help it be water resitant. dunno if it will work but worth a shot.
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I have a powermaster 170 amp alternator and I love it. some would say its the bees knees. yes I had to do alot of moding to get it to fit
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mine never dies, just stop working till you clean it
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i have hurd and read great things about the mean green, never gotten one yet. i dunno if this really works but i hear from back yard mechanics that if u put marine greese on it will help it be water resitant. dunno if it will work but worth a shot.
i cant imagine the marine grease being good for it either
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