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Haynesie

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i believe the alternator is my problem, here is what is happening as per the last few days, the Voltage light started coming on little by little and the volt meter red 13 most of the time, next time i drove the car it read 12, next 11, and most recently 10, once i turn on accesories it dips down, does not return, however you can not notice it going down more and more while your driving, i think it has just enough charging power left to keep you going with out noticing, but cant power the batery to full, anyways, im taking the car to sears tomorro to have the charging system checked, as far as getting a new one what should i get, i have seen advertisements of 120, 160, and 200, prices all varying, one was on ebay, which ever one is the best i will most likely get, and would prefer to get it from someone in the Turbobuick community as i am a believer of keeping the money in our group, so buick vendors would be a bonus, even if they are a bit more pricey, thanks guys

ps. it also has one of those volt booster things that caspers sells, i believe anyway, since it says volt booster, onless there was one stock on the car
 
120 is the factory unit.
140 is the impala ss unit.
180 is the caddilac unit.
200 is a aftermarket unit.

depends on how many accessories you have in the car.
 
the small black box i was refering to is actually a TPS thing, it has wires going from the alternator to the tps and so forth.
 
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