1984 Chevy corvette burning up alternators, anyone having this problem?

Asked by BW_Griff Jun 25, 2015 at 07:39 PM about the 1984 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Just bought the car (two months ago), previous owner had just put in a new alternator and battery. Today I drove it and the Alternator has stopped working already

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T_S_T answered 8 years ago

Probably going to be a short in the wiring system,hard to say where,but start by checking the voltage regulator,i think in this model it is not built in to alternator.

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