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> G lite, Not going off.
malcolm2
post Feb 3 2018, 02:38 PM
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Took a 3 hour drive to Knoxville today. I watched the volt gauge. Seemed to be irratic. Hung at 11.4. But would jump to 13.5 for a short time them back to. 11.4. G lite was not on during the drive. After a short stop the re start is when the lite stayed on. Guage still at 11.4. I gotta get home.

Auto zone has a voltage reg. Is this a typical symptom of the easy to replace VR?
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post Feb 5 2018, 05:32 PM
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I have had this alternator off 2 times in the last 40k miles. I will not be rebuilding it. I will probably take it apart and see if there is anything obvious. Last time the pulley and shaft were moving in and out. Cause alot of clanking. The rebuilder did that repair for free and said he would not rebuild it again.

You are correct tho. It is one GIANT PITA. Having a 75 requires me to remove the exhaust on that side. Otherwise the unit will not come out. I can loosen it, but it won't come out.

Hence my thoughts of a new style Higher Amp upgrade. So I hope to get more miles out of a good high quality, high tech ALT.

Belt seems tight. I would guess 1/2 to 1" flex.

Spoke, BTW I got your relay today. Installed it and it WORKS LIKE DESIGNED. Thanks. Did you say you could modify the Werhle brand that won't blink with low load?
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post Feb 6 2018, 07:06 AM
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QUOTE(malcolm2 @ Feb 5 2018, 06:32 PM) *

Did you say you could modify the Werhle brand that won't blink with low load?


I haven't done it but it should be possible. Most flashers are designed to sense the bulb current with a resistor. This is why they hyperflash when the current is lower when one bulb is out. LED-compatible flashers have this same resistor either shorted out or much higher resistance to sense really low currents. With the low cost of EP26 ($12-$16) not sure if it's worth digging into the Werhle flasher.
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malcolm2   G lite   Feb 3 2018, 02:38 PM
mgphoto   I'm using the autozone vr , working ok. You ne...   Feb 3 2018, 02:49 PM
Spoke   I'm using the autozone vr , working ok. You n...   Feb 3 2018, 03:46 PM
JFG   If a replacement alternator has a built in regulat...   Feb 5 2018, 12:24 PM
malcolm2   If a replacement alternator has a built in regula...   Feb 5 2018, 03:14 PM
JFG   Thanks for the simple answer, just what I needed. ...   Feb 5 2018, 03:38 PM
dcheek   Took a 3 hour drive to Knoxville today. I watched...   Feb 3 2018, 02:53 PM
porschetub   Had this issue once on my 1.8 bus motor and the co...   Feb 3 2018, 04:21 PM
malcolm2   Got lucky. G lite is out. Volt gauge is at 13.2 so...   Feb 3 2018, 04:32 PM
porschetub   Got lucky. G lite is out. Volt gauge is at 13.2 s...   Feb 3 2018, 04:55 PM
rgalla9146   Brushes   Feb 3 2018, 06:07 PM
malcolm2   Brushes I am going with this suggestion.....KIN...   Feb 14 2018, 08:01 AM
malcolm2   Help me out here. 2 issues. How do I adj...   Feb 16 2018, 09:12 PM
Spoke   Help me out here. 2 issues. How do I adjust th...   Feb 16 2018, 09:50 PM
malcolm2   My luck ran out. It seemed to me that my alternat...   Feb 5 2018, 08:55 AM
gothspeed   What is the part number or which car model for thi...   Feb 5 2018, 09:53 AM
malcolm2   What is the part number or which car model for th...   Feb 5 2018, 03:04 PM
malcolm2   Test results.: EDIT>>>> ALT belt is ...   Feb 5 2018, 04:34 PM
worn   Test results.: VR pulled out Jumper in place of ...   Feb 5 2018, 05:17 PM
Spoke   Test results.: VR pulled out Jumper in place of...   Feb 5 2018, 05:22 PM
malcolm2   I have had this alternator off 2 times in the last...   Feb 5 2018, 05:32 PM
Spoke   Did you say you could modify the Werhle brand tha...   Feb 6 2018, 07:06 AM
JFG   Beware conducting this test. I took 45 - 60 secon...   Feb 6 2018, 02:22 PM
Spoke   Beware conducting this test. I took 45 - 60 seco...   Feb 6 2018, 09:33 PM
malcolm2   The video does not really show the bent-ness of th...   Feb 14 2018, 08:06 AM
Spoke   The video does not really show the bent-ness of t...   Feb 14 2018, 07:06 PM
worn   Took a 3 hour drive to Knoxville today. I watched...   Feb 14 2018, 09:40 AM
malcolm2   When buying a rebuilt alternator be sure that th...   Feb 14 2018, 07:41 PM
Mikey914   Its all to common to have the builder use the long...   Feb 14 2018, 06:47 PM
malcolm2   at this point I think I am putting this one in a b...   Feb 14 2018, 07:34 PM
malcolm2   Washers! Of course. How would a rebuilder see ...   Feb 17 2018, 07:24 AM


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