Hey All,
Listed below this intro. is a post from a fellow on the nissan.auto.rec
group. What he has explained, makes great sense to my alternator situation.
And yes, I will be replacing the ground wiring.

Thanks and Happy Holidays,
Paul

From: "Klem" <c_nijhof@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: 96 sentra alternator?
Date: Friday, December 19, 2003 3:07 PM

Altenator overheating? The current demanded by your car PLUS the
charge current demanded by your battery exceeds the current that your
altenator can deliver. Plain and simple!
Now, as someone wrote earlier, IF this is an aftermarket altenator it
likely is overspec'd IOW, it cannot deliver what the specs indicate.
A factory rebuild IS like a new altenator, it does retain the same
specs as the one originally installed by the factory for the same
comnponents are used.
Napa is a good idea, The few cents more the parts cost are easily
found back in the quality. It does not harm to check factory prices
either tho.

-Clem



On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 21:12:05 -0700, "Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com>
wrote:

>I've gone through 2 replacement warrantee alternators in 2 months with my
96
>sentra. They are getting literally smokin hot. However, they are
producing
>between 13.5 and 14.2 volts on the fluke meter. I think I have a grounding
>problem. What I have traced out so far is I solid ground from battery to
>driver side fender. Good from this fender to engine block. Where the bad
>connection is located is from the alternator housing to the passenger side
>fender. Why would this make a difference when the primary ground is
through
>the alternator's mounting bolts to the block? Engine mount's? Oh, these
>reman. units are from Auto Zone. I know, I know AZ is not premium equip. ,
>but they should last more than 3 weeks a piece.