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| bd1308 |
 Dec 30 2005, 01:46 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot  Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501  |
so i get a flickering glowing light (gen light) and is this possible to change out with the engine in the car? i get *NO* usability from this alternator.
or can i fix it? b |
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| r_towle |
Dec 30 2005, 06:05 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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for an engineering student, you jump to conclusions way to quickly....
You need to be more methodical... It is cheaper to be methodical... Lets review.... Your alternator was ok before you changed the wiring and added new crap to the relay board...right It was ok and working before you took out the voltage regulator to remove the cover to the relay board, right... If it was me, and I am cheap, I would be cleaning and re-seating all those cables, and make sure to apply pressure to the bottom of the relay board while you are pushing down so you dont break something else.... Check your alternator correctly. bypass and check your voltage regulator (I vote for dirty contacts and not seated correctly) Check your voltage output at the battery while at 2500 rpms STEADY, not blipped. Fill your battery with new water, and charge it fully with a battery charger before jumping into a new alternator. Be thorough, its cheaper. Rule out everything you did first, since this problem happened (HHMMM New Ljet FI wiring...) Rich |
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bd1308 alternator dead Dec 30 2005, 01:46 PM
McMark The alternator can be changed with the motor in th... Dec 30 2005, 01:55 PM JOHNMAN I am very sorry to hear that your alternator is ba... Dec 30 2005, 01:55 PM lapuwali Plugging the alternator harness directly into the ... Dec 30 2005, 02:02 PM Mueller as long as the windings are not open (good chance ... Dec 30 2005, 02:02 PM bd1308 really strange.
so i plug the VR into the alterna... Dec 30 2005, 02:21 PM bd1308 well...i think this alternator is toast. Let me tr... Dec 30 2005, 02:30 PM Mueller Dec 30 2005, 02:58 PM Cap'n Krusty With everything in place, does the light illuminat... Dec 30 2005, 03:01 PM rhodyguy britt, is this going on (the light) at idle and on... Dec 30 2005, 03:21 PM lapuwali If you plug the VR directly into the alternator ha... Dec 30 2005, 09:44 PM JOHNMAN 
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