Bad short! Argh !

[Adam Brodeur]

What brand of alternator are you using?  I went through 3 Nastra (cheap
product from economy parts store) alternators from on my 84 4KSQ before
figuring out that Nastra is a cr*p remanufacturer.  Replaced it with an
Excel unit and haven't had any problems since.  Just my .02.


-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Robert Deis
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 11:04 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Bad short! Argh !



Here's what I know:

1> Car was *fine* last Sunday. I parked it with no sign of
trouble until today- though it has snowed since then.
2> Went to start it today, no juice.
3> Jumped it and it started, but when I shut it off battery drained to
zero in seconds, even with the key off.
4> While driving, the ABS light flashes in a regular rythm if and only if
the car is moving. Panel lights dim and radio has a popping noise at the
same rythm.  Frequency is constant regardless of RPM or speed, so long as
speed is non-zero.
5> Turn the ABS off, and the popping and flashing go away, but the short
doesn't.
6> Removed ABS controller and fuse #12, short is still there.

Last time I had a big short it was the alternator, which was replaced in
September.

Any ideas?  If not I'll start pulling fuses... Bleah..

If it *is* the alternator, this will be the third one this year- what's
could be eating them up?

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