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UPDATE + ? Ok, so I replaced the Alternator again, and this one failed too. One had a bad Voltage regulator and the other one had a bad diode pattern...Is this normal for re-manned Alts? if so, What is the best (cheapest) place/brand I can get and not have this problem? I am 2 hrs away from...

My brother has a 97 limited.... Just replaced his Alt by Advance auto's part #......24 hrs later, alt goes "kaboom". date of manufacture was 07/97 does ANYONE has the OEM part # that I can cross ref or do I just need to go with a 98 part #? According to Advance's computer, there is a part #...