someone please explain to me how mmy alternator caught on fire i have no idea how i was backing up and saw smoke then stoped popped the hood and woooosh flames are just a sshootin out of my alternator melted the belt too...my only qustion is i changed my battery could that have to do with it?

 

Your Alternator is putting out amps. its not DC, so its a very high fire risk.

Your battery probally was too small and it basically backfired. there are alternators on ebay for 20 bucks, no worries.

 

I have two (fb & fc *it fits*) that I could send you for a few bucks + shipping.

 

yeah i know ****** advaced auto parts wants $140 ******* dollors for one i just put a bid on one on ebay yeah this **** sucks ....sooo i need a bigger battery???

 

go with the FC, but make sure you get a battery that matches the alternator you pickup.

 

how much is a few bucks....??? plus shipping??

 

will the fc fit the fb ???i have an 84

 

oh sorry, posted that , didnt see you posted .


You dont want to big of a batter or your alternator wont be able to put in enough energy and it will burn out the alternator.

Check with anyone want the right size battery is. PM some people.

Rotor vs piston might know.

 

teh FC is the 2nd gen rx7. yes it will fit, but you need a battery that fits that is the 2nd gen battery.

 

? Partying tonight? That is the most incorrect and uninformed post I've read in weeks. Current is DC and no more of a fire hazard than AC. Battery size makes no difference as the alt is internally regulated. Either the internal regulator failed, something shorted out, or, since the belt melted, the bearing in the alt froze.

 

ok thanks man

 

S4 alt is a direct swap, stock battery is fine, no need to change.

Nicholas, go to bed.

 

welp, looks like I got it wrong,

but the alternator isnt putting out DC, its putting out amps. I know its not AC.

but take trochoids advice, he seems to know more then me. he does too.

 

Usually it's teh PD...

 

I need to go to bed trochoid. its like 9 pm, and im getting back on day shift, its really making me tired. ok im going to bed now.

 

You can go to bed too, he has a 12A.

Electricty consists of 3 parts, amps, current and voltage. Current is either AC or DC.

 

lol does anyone have one for sale??

 

Take it to an electrical shop and have it rebuilt. Cheaper than the parts store, more reliable than a used one.

 

how much roughly

 

Take it to an electrical shop and have it rebuilt.


lord your telling me. its more reliable then a used one, but from working in my stepdads mechanic shop, it aint cheap on all of them, he couldve really messed that one up.

 

1/2, or less than autozones 140.

 

it actually might be cheaper to buy a used one and get that one rebuilt.

 

idk hell??? i put a bid on ebay

 

PM sent... mine are in good order just can't use them with my engine <----

 

y is that????