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| Goge |
 Apr 6 2007, 10:42 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 4,746  |
OK, bonehead move here. Let's just say it involved alot of beer, and a battery that didn't originally come out of my 914 (reversed posts).
Anyway, I hooked it up backwards. There- I said it. The alt light stays on, with no key in the ignition. Did I fry the diodes in the alternator, or did I fry the voltage regulator? Any easy tests to see which is the most likely? Thanks for the help... -Todd |
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| BarberDave |
Apr 7 2007, 04:50 AM
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Barberdave Group: Members Posts: 1,605 Joined: 12-January 03 From: Wauseon Ohio Member No.: 135 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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Goge: Your not alone i did the same thing. In just a min. or 2 ,fried the diodes, Alt. was junk, ruined the alt. wireing harness,fuse in line saved the radio. Figure checking every fuse,those inline to. New Alt. wireing harness,( i have a brand new one for sale ) . Voltage Reg. checked out O.K. ,but need replaceing in a yr, there cheap throw in a new one to be on the safe side. Get busy and all will be right soon. BUT you will never do that again, right . Dave (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) |
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| Goge |
Apr 8 2007, 01:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 4,746 |
Thanks for the reply Dave! It's good to know I'm not alone in making that mistake. Hated to admit I even did it.
My car will start, so the damage can't be too bad at least. I guess I'll have to dive into the enviable task of replacing the alternator. Hopefully I won't find anything else wrong! I have a spare alt, so I'm going to take it somewhere to have it checked before installing. Thanks again, -Todd |
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