Downeast Johnny Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Bummer! Sorry to hear your going through more aggravation. Years ago I got three master cyl. from a major parts house and all three failed within a couple hundred miles each. Went through a couple mech. fuel pumps for a 350 from the same parts house. Too much of that stuff was rebuilt in China back in those days. (May still be for all I know) I go OEM, if possible, anymore. Did you change to a 93" belt when you upgraded to the 145 amp alternator? There was no way the original belt was going on the 145 alt. when I put one on my truck. I stopped short of trying a crowbar to get it on though. Gotta have the longer belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown 346 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Did you change to a 93" belt when you upgraded to the 145 amp alternator? Yes I had to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown 346 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Bummer! Sorry to hear your going through more aggravation. Years ago I got three master cyl. from a major parts house and all three failed within a couple hundred miles each. Went through a couple mech. fuel pumps for a 350 from the same parts house. Too much of that stuff was rebuilt in China back in those days. (May still be for all I know) I go OEM, if possible, anymore. There was no way the original belt was going on the 145 alt. when I put one on my truck. I stopped short of trying a crowbar to get it on though. Gotta have the longer belt. The first Alternator I got was made in Mexico so that was probably half the problem. The new one i got today was actually the original GM part number DR44G. So I was happy, it was of better construction just by looking at it. At first I tried to squeeze the original belt on as well. lol I spent about 20 minutes swearing and couldnt figure it out until I realized the case was a different size, as the parts store never told me about needing a new belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downeast Johnny Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 At first I tried to squeeze the original belt on as well. lol I spent about 20 minutes swearing and couldnt figure it out until I realized the case was a different size, as the parts store never told me about needing a new belt. Sounds real familiar. When I went back and told the parts guy why I needed the longer belt I could see the light bulb go off in his head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLNAWAY Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 good info i have this exact same issue with voltage drop and just bought a bigger alternator to 145amp even tho my alt seem to be charging fine i think my issue at a stop is low rpm cuz i sit around 500 at a stop...hope bigger alt fixes it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevroletCustomerService Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Always speak to soon. I waited to start the truck until this morning. Damn Alternator is making horrible noises, smoking, stinks something horrible and my DIC reads Battery not charging.... If i didnt have bad luck I would have no luck at all. Now I have to do the job again due to a faulty alternator. Dont these things go thru a testing procedure before they are shipped out? Has your concern been resolved? Feel free to contact me as well if you need additional assistance. Thank you. Tricia, Chevrolet Customer Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSBlue24 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 ^^^ she hits again..... Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 ^^^ she hits again..... Lol These posts are legit, just so everybody is aware. Tricia is here to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downeast Johnny Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 These posts are legit, just so everybody is aware. Tricia is here to help. That's good to know. I've been wondering if they were legit. Thanks Tricia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSBlue24 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 These posts are legit, just so everybody is aware. Tricia is here to help. Good to know that Tricia is legit.... I always see her posting the same comments and thought it was a little weird asking to give her info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown 346 Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 She normally posts after something has been fixed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downeast Johnny Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 She normally posts after something has been fixed... I've seen her posts pretty early on in quite a few threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supa1 Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 Did a new alt. solve your issue? I'm having similar issue with my 04. A could of days ago it was about 10 degrees Fahrenheit. The DIC said not charging. Once the motor warmed and i buoyed the throttle the voltage increased and i drive away. That happened the next few days. Now it will not charge no matter how hard i hit the throttle.I had system checked by autozone and alt, battery and regulator was ok. I changed the belt but still not charge. The battery light comes on when I turn the key on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown 346 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 Did a new alt. solve your issue? I'm having similar issue with my 04. A could of days ago it was about 10 degrees Fahrenheit. The DIC said not charging. Once the motor warmed and i buoyed the throttle the voltage increased and i drive away. That happened the next few days. Now it will not charge no matter how hard i hit the throttle.I had system checked by autozone and alt, battery and regulator was ok. I changed the belt but still not charge. The battery light comes on when I turn the key on. Yes the alternator fixed my issue. But I would first charge the battery. this just happened again to me about a month ago. The alternator tested god multiple times then the machine showed it was bad after the 8th time. The 145 Amp alternator will help. DR44G. Autozone is the only place that I have seen carry them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldofashow Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 Only problem with the autozone alternator it won’t die but the damn bearings get noisy after a few years of use driving me nuts especially in drive thru with the window down sound bouncing off walls back into the cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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