1995 Accord 2.7L

Ive been having pulsing with my Reman Denso Alternator. tried 2 different ones. same pulsing issues. I have a brand new battery in the car.

so I found a New Alternator online by BBB INDUSTRIES its $161. they are hard to come by so it seems as they were out of stock and seem to have just got a few in stock. anyone have any luck with this brand? should I expect to have better luck with a New versus a re manufactured part?

or just the fact that its NEW has an advantage over a Remanufactured. your thoughts. it is to my understanding the BBB Industries purchased REMY and then sold to a another company. I also see there is a AC/Delco Reman from Summit Auto. and

Parts Geek has a NEW from Autopart Premium. $120

I also found a NAPA New Alternator but its $400 with discount code - https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NRO1N8690?ref=MA==

I also found a Duralast Gold NEW $222 - https://www.autozone.com/batteries-s...48n/764755_0_0

skeptical to put in another Remanufactured

 

You did some diagnostic work and it turned out to be the alternator correct ? Reason I ask is because i have installed
dozen upon dozen of the Reman Denso and never had an issue , maybe you came across a bad batch ?
There was never a pulsing issue before you replace alternator? What kind of pulsing are you experiencing?

 

I have not done diagnostic work. I believe I had a new alternator in the car from a autoparts store. I looked in my records and could not find it I am assuming I installed it 15 years ago so my goal was to upgrade thinking a Denso would do it. so no there was no issue till I put in a Denso Reman.

lets assume the alternator is working correctly, and I have a new battery, what else would cause the pulsing on the cluster? sounds like you have electrical experience if you have installed many alternators.

I found a man locally who has 40 years experience in electrical but cant work on cars in his shop, he just rebuilds. but he lives in my town and said I can come to his house and he can run tests on the car. It will have to be after thanksgiving as I will be away.

thank you!

 

I'm sorry if I am misunderstanding you but what exactly do you mean buy pulsing on the cluster,
vibration? Needle moving up and down?

 

sorry If I didnt make it clear. the cluster lights will dim, when I push down harder on the gas it stops but at slower speeds and idle the cluster lights will dim down and then up. not the headlights as I have LEDs which have ballasts but he tail lights dim down and up.

 

Many NAPA (Autozone and Oreillys) auto supply stores will test the battery/alternator system while in the vehicle.

A Denso rebuild should good. Many other aftermarket have been hit or miss. I followed the advice on another forum. I bought a used relatively low mileage Honda OEM from a junkyard and keep it as a standby unit. Came with a short warranty and cost approx $50 and had it tested right after purchase at both Autozone and Oreilly and it passed the tests.

 

thanks! Ill keep my eye out for an original OEM alternator as a backup.

 

An OEM Honda will usually have this type of sticker on the alternator. OEM can (but not always) last a very long time. I've had several go 250k + miles.

 

can you send me a picture of this OEM sticker?