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Need battery charging help and advice!, What should I try next? |
oakdalecurtis |
Jul 28 2016, 06:01 PM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,325 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California |
'76 2.0, I replaced the alternator and installed a new Beru VR. Started car up and it was charging at 18 volts at the battery, no good! I then tried 3 differents used Bosch VR's. (Thank you Dominic!). All of the VR's slid into the relay board socket very loosely, so I tried slightly bending the VR connector tabs to make a better contact. In each case, either the voltage meter reads 12.6 volts (not charging), or it swings back to 18 volts! Also, when I'm pulling the throttle cable to increase engine speed and at the same time I am touching the metal VR case to wiggle it to see if that helps, I can feel a low electric pulse sometimes coming through me. I read that I might try a new relay board for this kind of problem, here's a picture of mine. Anyone have an extra relay board, or any other ideas of what is wrong and what I might try next!!! I'm stumped. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)
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BeatNavy |
Jul 28 2016, 06:34 PM
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Certified Professional Scapegoat Group: Members Posts: 2,924 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Easton, MD Member No.: 17,042 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Yikes! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) No. Your relay board should not look like that with the big section of insulation gone. You should probably take the time to clean all that gunk off and check the traces. Solder and repair them if necessary, and then re-coat in something like liquid tape.
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oakdalecurtis |
Jul 28 2016, 06:35 PM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,325 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California |
Yikes! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) No. Your relay board should not look like that with the big section of insulation gone. You should probably take the time to clean all that gunk off and check the traces. Solder and repair them if necessary, and then re-coat in something like liquid tape. Anyone have an extra old relay board?? |
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