Originally posted by ThomasBrown:
.. I do remember a white plastic piece that he replaced and another part that I don't recall what it was.



This? (alternator brushes)
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?mfrcode=NIE&mfrpartnumber=FF98C&parttype=566&ptset=A

and this? (alternator voltage regulator)
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?mfrcode=BOR&mfrpartnumber=R947&parttype=204&ptset=A

If the inside is scored (gouged) too much, the brushes will not work anymore. Might be time for a new alternator.

"Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles