Alternator woes

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Perhaps this picture is an insult to TV lovers or maybe a testimonial to how resilient these machines are. Nonetheless, this is a picture of my alternator before I cleaned it. Yes, I drive in snow sand and mud. Yes, I have a power steering leak. NO, As far as I know it does not work. I will get it bench tested soon. I am trying to get this all sorted out and back on the road ASAP. Just wanted to share this picture with you.


I have inspected the three most likely problem areas addressed above. The brushes are intact and look fine. The Diode assembly appears to have intact solder and very similar to the picture presented here. I am unsure about the Voltage Regulator, I suppose a bench test will answer this part. I will keep you updated, with the hope that this info can help expedite future people's problems and questions.