My Jeep is dead. I put a trickle charger/battery condition on it and it wouldn't even notice there was a battery there.
The battery is maybe 16 months old. I jumped it and it fired right up. I ran the car for about 15 minutes and shut it down. Waited 5 minutes or so, went to restart and it barely turned over. Tried a couple more times and then the battery cut out entirely.
I presume, 10 years old and 160,000 miles that it needs an alternator.
Rock Auto has a rebuilt AC Delco 90 amp, and a brand new NSA. They also have other options including a 120 amp, but I have nothing in the Jeep in the way of accessories to need the extra power.
Anyone recommend one brand versus the other here? They all seem to be $125-$150, so there isn't much of a price difference to make one more compelling than another.
Planning on doing this in my driveway Saturday, never changed an alternator before, but I did all the ignition wires, distributor, plugs, oil/filter changes, radiator replacement, hoses and coolant, serpentine belt over the last 12 months or so, I presume this won't be more complicated.
Thanks in advance for any opinions, Phil