Thread: C5 Alternator problems
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Unread 09-25-2018, 12:14 PM   #17
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Yeah, I think so too. Wish they hadn't put that sticker on top of it, though. On the alternator I had on before this one, they had stickers on it too. When I tried to remove them, it made the word "VOID" or some such visible, so I just left them. Heck, now I'm wondering if I had a lifetime warranty on that older alternator. Like I would remember something like that a few years later....

Well, at least I didn't need to spend $620 on a new set of ignition coils right now. Of course, I have been reading about the multispark capabilities of those MSD coils, and wondering if that would help with the unburned gasoline smell I get at idle. I never did get the open loop tuning at low RPM the way it should be, and I can smell it is running a bit rich until closed loop kicks in.

Maybe if I get a big fat social security raise from the government for doing such an excellent job at being retired I'll think about buying a set of those coils.
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