American Motors Alternator

Your alternator is an important part of your vehicle's electrical system. The alternator is responsible for keeping the battery in your car or truck charged to factory specifications. This is done by converting your vehicle's mechanical energy to electrical energy through the use of a magnetic field. The resulting AC current powers your electronics and charges your battery for continued use. Without an alternator, your vehicle will run out of juice very fast, leaving you stranded.

Signs of a failing alternator include: A dead battery, low voltage readings on your dash gauge, dimming of headlights at night with other accessories running, and battery overcharging.

• We provide brand new aftermarket alternators, never rebuilt or remanufactured. This means no core charge or dealing with the hassle of returning a core.
• Our brand new alternators are 94% more reliable than remanufactured alternators, so you'll spend less time on the side of the road.
• Our alternators are constructed with the correct pulleys and heavy duty bearings; you receive an alternator with a long work life.
• The alternators come with the correct internal regulators for direct original equipment replacement, ensuring a proper fit.

Don't be inconvenienced by an incapacitated automobile, buy our new alternators today and you can rest assured your car electronics won't fail anytime soon.

Alternator Questions:

• How do I know if my alternator needs replacing?
• Why would my alternator fail?
• How do I know I've got the right Alternator?
• Can I install an Alternator myself?

How do I know if my alternator needs replacing?

If you experience dimming lights, poor heater function, and a dying radio while driving, then there's a chance your alternator is failing. If your battery constantly loses its charge or your car has slow engine turnover, those are also good signs that your alternator may be on its way out.

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Why would my alternator fail?

Common reasons for Alternator failure include defective wiring, rotor failure, worn brushes, excessively tight or loose belts, overheating, electrical overload from the battery, and oil or coolant leaking into the alternator among other problems.

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How do I know I've got the right Alternator?

Our product development team spends 8,000 hours a year researching our parts, providing you with 4x more information per part than the competition. Each alternator is listed with all years and models it will fit, saving you the aggravation of selecting the wrong part.

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Can I install an Alternator myself?

That depends on the tools you have available and your mechanical skill. It's requires a lot of time and can be very difficult for people with little automotive experience, so attempt it at your own risk. Finding a shop manual for your automobile and reading through the procedure before you begin is the best way to see what you're up against and whether or not you want to begin the project.

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  The 1A Auto Team
  

For more than 50 years, the Green family has been installing and using the same high-quality auto parts that you'll find on our website. We actually use the parts we sell, and we've been selling online since 1999. Our company's mission is to make your car projects go smoothly, and to become your trusted source for auto parts. To this end, we treat our customers like family.

We employ USA-based, knowledgeable support technicians. They'll help you through your project. We always make sure you get the right part. And we boast the industry's most generous returns policy. You won't find a company more passionate about auto parts than 1A Auto.