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Alternator is out!
Hey guys.....the alternator is totally disconnected....just waiting to hear how we should handle that water line.....then out it comes!
I just noticed that mount for the alternator is removable....thank god....so I guess it can squeeze out. We'll start looking for a rebuild house....
Lakers won....cool! Ok, tested it both ways. Without the 12 volts connected to the D+ post I can see a volt or a volt and a half at low...
Midday update.....Rv5 (Ross V) took over one the progress. He got the shield off....said my hands never would've fit. We unplugged the negative...
Oh you guys are a HOOT! Glad to be providing so much entertainment...haha. Didn't realize the newbies were only allowed in to provide the...
Hey guys, I'm still feelin' kind of crappy but I did get the car on the lift, removed the wheel, the innerliner, and the heatshield on the...
DGS, OK got it....thanks for reminding me of how tricky these can be. But with regard to your last line, if the output is not there on D+, I...
Damn....and I have big hands! Guess you guys'll have to help us with the Italian swear words as well.......
OK, I'll keep all that in mind. The plan now is to put it on the lift tomorrow. I'll report the results before continuing on. If it does have...
Hey David, Thanks for the help. Still fighting a bit of a sore throat today but as soon as my energy comes back I'm gonna finish these tests...
Geezzz.....a few hours? I can't think of any car I've ever owned where it would be more than a half hour at the very most! HaHa And I never...
When I reverse the polarity of the resistance measurement I still get high resistance but about 300 ohms less. Obviously 0 volts on this line to...
Steve, We must be getting close...haha. Here's what I've done so far...beyond what I wrote to John above. I tested the light between the...
John, I don't think this particular light has an earth ground....the negative side goes back to the alternator. Having said that I did measure...
Hey guys, A new Euro 308 GTS QV to us. Battery doesn't charge. Indicator light never comes on...that would prevent it. Pulled the bulb and...
Thanks Mike
Hey Walt....the socket doesn't appear to be grounded. So when I measured voltage I measured it across the socket terminals, and across the socket...
Steve, Pulled the bulb. Tested its resistance...13.5 ohms....looks good. Tried it on an external 12 volt source...lights up nicely. Checked...
Any pics of this posted around anywhere?
