In message <3F469BAF.7060509@usfamily.net>you write:
>Listers,
>My brand new, lifetime warranted, rebuilt Lucas 15ACR (Duralast- HAH)
>has apparently died after less than 100 miles. I called AutoZone, who
>told me that it is NO LONGER AVAILABLE (I just bought it in May). Any
>advice on determining if the new one is well and truly dead? I am
>getting only 12.3 V out of it, which is battery voltage The charging
>light is not operating, which is how my old alternator was behaving
>before I replaced it.
>
I had a similar problem a few weeks ago and it turn out to be regualtor.
But you should check if the brushes are worn. I have did a quick write
up of my fix at the following link, good luck:
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/carpics.html
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