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electrical problem?

Old Aug 4, 2003 | 10:32 PM
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Question electrical problem?

I believe i have an electrical problem somewhere in my 94 camaro (v6 3.4L). the car starts fine, every time (reason my pops thinks its not battery related, but he may be wrong), but once it is started the power windows are sometimes sluggish, the wipers take for ever to return to the stopped position from "idle" (not in use but not off), and the power of the a/c fluctuates. When the car is off, power windows are pathetically slow, sometimes the locks dont work, etc.

i recently bought this car, and these problems were not apparent before purchase, but im sure they were there. there is an Alpine v12 multi channel amp in use, but even when i turn off the head unit (and/or disconnect it) i still get these problems.

I am considering a new alternator from Mr. Alternator (160Amps), but i dont know if this will solve my problem. before i drop the $200, does anyone know of any other solutions? i appreciate any help
Old Aug 4, 2003 | 10:35 PM
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i forgot to mention the guy put in a 90amp alternator but i guess that wasn't good enough(?).
Old Aug 4, 2003 | 11:01 PM
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I believe the standard alternator for the 3.4v6 is 105 amp. Maybe you should have the alt output tested.
Old Aug 7, 2003 | 07:01 PM
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I tested it...its 110 amp. i doubt the guy knew his stuff that well, so it doesn't suprise me that his alternator "upgrade" was futile.
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