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yes if it has a fault. Either a bearing has gone - in which case you should hear a noise. Or the rectifier has a fault (probably a short circuit) in which case things can get very hot and you will see smoke.
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Why would a new alternator get very hot within one minute of being installed on a 1999 Pontiac grand am?
91 Honda accord the alternator is getting hot
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poss alternator fault
Can a bad alternator make a car run hot?
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Just installed a new alternator and belt on 1999 blazer - the new alternator is very hot your husband has leather hands and says it very hot Everything is grounded properly?
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assuming that no one has cut a wire, the alternator is probably bad. could be a fuse. Depending on car, it could be a fusible link. Process of elimination. The main large wire on the back of the alternator runs to the battery. Should be smaller wire on the positive cable.
