[align=left]I have a 1997 deville 152,000 miles throwing the b1911 code and my dic says battery no charge
Should I assume the alternator is dead or is there a heat sink that could cause the problem
Looks like a lot of fun to change, how is the best way to get it out, my chilton says from the bottom but the pictures look wrong

Thanks for any help you can give
Bill


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Don't yank that alternator just yet. Try measuring the voltage on the L terminal (red wire) while the motor is running. If there is voltage, there must be a problem in the circuit itself (open).

The alternator indeed comes out from below. It's gonna be easier (NOT easy!) if you drive up on a ramp.

 

thanks wasn't to bad, moved right fan, right engine mount and had ample room to come out of the bottom after all

Thanks for your help
Bill

 

lol i just changed the one in my 96 eldorado tonight and it was not at all easy. the hardest part was the 2 bolts on the support bracket on the back