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The alternator replacement thread, Fixed! |
VaccaRabite |
Aug 12 2018, 07:07 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,465 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Waiting on the side of the road for a flatbed to take me home.
Engine ran great. Charging system not so much. Driving along. Lights started going dim. Car started bucking. Only 5 miles to home but it wasn’t going to make it, and no shoulders to pull over safe on the little farm roads. So I pulled into a spot I knew of and shut it down and parked it and now I wait. McMark had said earlier he wasn’t sure about the charging system. But the alt light was not on and no issues before now. So. What’s the alternator I need to buy? Maybe a new VR as well? I guess I should test the battery and make sure it’s okay too. Zach |
904svo |
Aug 20 2018, 05:05 PM
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904SVO Group: Members Posts: 1,118 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Woodstock,Georgia Member No.: 5,146 |
Made sure you have the correct bulb (not a led ) in the gen lamp socket. Since
this bulb supply the voltage to make the generator work correctly a wrong bulb will cause strange things to happen. |
VaccaRabite |
Aug 20 2018, 06:16 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,465 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Made sure you have the correct bulb (not a led ) in the gen lamp socket. Since this bulb supply the voltage to make the generator work correctly a wrong bulb will cause strange things to happen. I know about the GEN light bootstrap. That light is correct. Do you have a known good VR you can try? Doesn't make sense that the board is bad if you can jump the VR leads and get it to charge. I need to find the other two voltage regulators I have and test them. I hope I did not toss them away Saturday/Sunday while doing the alternator replacement. I know its working better. Before when I did the D+ to DF test there was no load on the engine or anything. Changing the alternator HELPED but I don't think it fixed everything. And I'm concerned there is an underlying issue that killed the alternator. It may well be the VR. Zach |
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