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dmelmar
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Sep 05, 2014

1984 ford E350 chassis van terra turtle top motorhome

I just purchased this motorhome and discovered the needle on the amp gauge sweeps violently back and forth from charge to discharge. The lights surge as well. I have replaced the alternator and the vo...
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pnichols
Explorer II
Sep 05, 2014
MEX wrote:
Back from the days that shops actually rebuilt starters and alternators


That was when wages were less than parts ... it's the other way around now. Everything is diposable because buying a whole new one is cheaper than fixing part of an old one. :(

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