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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: 13,444 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 |
bobboinski |
Aug 12 2018, 07:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 198 Joined: 23-April 16 From: Petaluma Member No.: 19,929 Region Association: Northern California |
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ClayPerrine |
Aug 12 2018, 08:06 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,465 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
Did you check the generator light bulb? The wrong one will cause the alternator to fail to charge. Seriously? The more I know about these cars the more I love them! Very serious. The generator light provides the circuit to the alternator field. If the alternator is not charging, the light comes on because of the voltage differental between the alternator and the rest of the electrical system. When the alternator is charging, both sides of the bulb are "hot" so the light goes off. That's why you can't use an LED in the generator light socket. |
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