Thread: Rebuilt alternator now charging intermittently
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Old 11-18-2013, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by whunter View Post
The RPM issue = it should be charging as low as 550 - 600 RPM if the correct SMALL pulley is on the alternator...

I find many older MB have had the alternators replaced with WRONG (Large) V-belt pulley's = causes low RPM and idle charge issues.
This is the '85, with double alternator belts. The pulley from the alternator that was removed had to be switched over to the new one.
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