"hondaman" <jeffscomp@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:3ga4f.351$aV5.275@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com:

> my alternator is almost totally gone at times it quits charging then
> will start charging again.


Sounds like worn brushes. You can buy a new brush holder assembly for about
$25 at the dealer. You can get new bare brushes at a rebuilders for $5, but
you need to know how to solder.



> i bought a nicely rebuilt alternator from
> Ebay for a fraction of what auto parts stores charge. it's for a 92-95
> civic though and my civic is an old 1988 one. the 92-95 alternators
> are rated at 70amps the 88-91 civic alternators are rated at 60amps. i
> know already that they mount up the same and even the 3 groove pulley
> doesnt matter because the 2 groove belt on my civic with not slip
> using only 2 of the grooves on the different alternator pulley. what i
> want to know is what effect the different alternator would have on my
> engine. will it be overcharging by charging too much at idle speed or
> will it go lower to what my engine requires and not overcharging? if
> anyone has info or experience with this let me know.
>



Go for it. There are no downsides to your wish. The alternator's internal
regulator will prevent overcharging.

The only question I'd have is whether or not your electrical connectors are
the same and have the same number of wires.

70 amps just means is that your new alternator has a greater capacity to
produce power than the old one did, even if you never end up using that
additional capacity.

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