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Originally posted by aklucsarits
Oh, also, they scolded me about my Mugen header. They said that the excess heat generated by the header without a heat-shield could have caused premature failure in the alternator.  They said there is a regulator for the alternator about 3" from the header. They said it may not be covered under warranty if the alternator goes again... Is that BS or what? I was ready to call BS on them if they started making a big deal about it... Does that sound like a legitimate cause of failure?
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Yes, your alternator can fail because of heat. Have you seen those big heat blankets that domestic V8 owners use on the starters? It's to keep heat from causing premature failure. I wouldn't doubt that heat
could have caused the failure. Whether it did or not is another issue.
It could just be your alternator. Your car will do funny things when there isn't enough juice. Although, I find it strange that you could barely keep it running, but then start it again the next day. I would just let them replace the alternator (very easy), and see what happens from there.
