<VV> Interesting problem with alternator
FrankCB at aol.com
FrankCB at aol.com
Mon May 5 16:22:10 EDT 2008
Brandon,
I don't know just where you put the "test light" but I would instead
recommend that you get a cheap ($10 to $20) digital voltmeter (actually a
multimeter) and place it across the battery terminals with the engine running at a
fast idle. You should get somewhere around 14 to 15 volts if the alternator
is working correctly.
Let us know what you find out.
Frank "sparky" Burkhard
In a message dated 5/5/2008 10:42:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
overkill11111 at hotmail.com writes:
So i've had this 66 monza for awhile now ( 4.5 years or so) with the
intention to restore it, the last time i worked on it (about 8-9 months ago) i got
it running and the alternator wasnt charging, (when checked with a test light)
which i thought was odd, since i had it rebuilt about 3 years prior to that
when i originally got the engine, and had never even used it.. so i take it
to the alternator shop and they test it and say it's working fine, so i go put
it back in and same problem.. I did replace the engine wiring harness, could
i have it wired backwards? could it be that the alternator is charging and
the regulator is bad? any help would be great, thanks!
-Brandon
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