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| JFG |
 Sep 5 2019, 01:45 PM
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My alternator is no longer charging so it's now been removed. The company refurbing it can't touch it for 2 weeks so i'm thinking maybe i can have a look at it first.
It's a Lucas 00194 unit. When i took it off and removed the air cowl off the back i noticed there was a smudge on the positive plate and paint missing on the cover in the coresponding spot. Could the plate have shorted the alternator? Is there a way that i can test the alternator with the cover off now that it's off the car?  |
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| ClayPerrine |
Sep 5 2019, 02:13 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,316 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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Ah.. Lucas..... the prince of darkness.
The Lucas motto: "Get home before dark." Lucas is the patent holder for the short circuit. Lucas - Inventor of the first intermittent wiper. Lucas - Inventor of the self-dimming headlamp. The three position Lucas switch - Dim, Flicker and Off. The Original Anti-Theft Device - Lucas Electrics. Lucas is an acronym for Loose Unsoldered Connections and Splices Lucas systems actually uses AC current; it just has a random frequency. "I have had a Lucas pacemaker for years and have never had any trou..." If Lucas made guns, wars would not start. A friend of mine told everybody he never had any electric problems with his Lucas equipment. Today he lives in the countryside, in a large manor with lots of friendly servants around him an an occasional ice cold shower... Back in the 70's, Lucas decided to diversify its product line and began manufacturing vacuum cleaners. It was the only product they offered which did not suck. Q: Why do the British drink warm beer? A: Because Lucas makes their refrigerators Alexander Graham Bell invented the Telephone.Thomas Edison invented the Light Bulb. Joseph Lucas invented the Short Circuit. Recommended procedure before taking on a repair of Lucas equipment: Check the position of the stars,kill a chicken and walk three times clockwise around your car chanting:" Oh mighty Prince of Darkness protect your unworthy servant.." In all seriousness, I didn't know there were Lucas alternators for 914s. If you have one, get rid of it and replace it with a Bosch alternator. |
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JFG testing an alternator off the car Sep 5 2019, 01:45 PM
tvdinnerbythepool
Ah.. Lucas..... the prince of darkness.
The Luc... Sep 5 2019, 02:23 PM
ClayPerrine Also, with any alternator on a 914, you need to tr... Sep 5 2019, 02:15 PM JFG Thanks for the amusing read, it cheered me up a bi... Sep 5 2019, 02:34 PM ClayPerrine
Thanks for the amusing read, it cheered me up a b... Sep 5 2019, 02:40 PM bdstone914
[quote name='JFG' post='2744335' date='Sep 5 2019... Sep 5 2019, 07:20 PM 914Sixer I always take them to the local parts store and le... Sep 5 2019, 05:43 PM bbrock
I always take them to the local parts store and l... Sep 5 2019, 10:34 PM Superhawk996
Seen on a beautiful Jaguar at a local Battle of ... Sep 5 2019, 07:29 PM 73-914 Heat in an English car with Lucas is a cardigan Sep 5 2019, 08:55 PM |
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