well, i know theres a lot of posts on similar type problems ect. but heres mine. first of all i drive an '83 5mge. well iv had the car for close to a year and i havent had any problems with it (well at least not the charging system anyway) but the other day i shut of the car and then started it back up a little later on. i see that the brake light and the "dummy" light for the voltage meter came on and the meter was at ~11v. so i take it to O'reilleys and they run a test and it says my voltage regulator is bad. The next day i change the alternator for a stock reman. well i get it running and it works fine and at ~13-14v. (where it usually is) i get on the off ramp and it does everything the same. the two lights come on and the voltage is at ~11v. i pull over and shut it off. start wiggling the wires on the back and check the belts. i start it up and its back on at ~13-14v again. So i drive 50 miles on the highway and have no problems. i shut it off and restart it later and drive another 25 miles. i get gas and start to leave and a little later the light and everything comes back on.
well i get to my friends house and hook up my DVOM. At idle ive got ~12.6v. i let it run a while and randomly it goes up to ~14v. then it goes back to ~12.6. i leave his house and up until i get on the highway its at ~11v. I get on the highway and everythings fine and i drive 20 miles more. i get to town and get home and it goes to 11v.
i end up taking it to AutoZone and have their test run on it and my guage reads right and the test says everythings fine. i have them test it again and this time my lights are on ect. the test shows my regulator volts are at 12v instead of 14v on the previous test. i leave in frustration and i end up here writing this post. I'm about to pull my hair out over this so some help would be nice. i'm thinking about rerunning a new main "power" wire with a fuse and hooking it straight up to the possitve on the battery. another question is whats all the other wires that plug in to the back of the alternator? thanks for everything guys. -Scott
well i get to my friends house and hook up my DVOM. At idle ive got ~12.6v. i let it run a while and randomly it goes up to ~14v. then it goes back to ~12.6. i leave his house and up until i get on the highway its at ~11v. I get on the highway and everythings fine and i drive 20 miles more. i get to town and get home and it goes to 11v.
i end up taking it to AutoZone and have their test run on it and my guage reads right and the test says everythings fine. i have them test it again and this time my lights are on ect. the test shows my regulator volts are at 12v instead of 14v on the previous test. i leave in frustration and i end up here writing this post. I'm about to pull my hair out over this so some help would be nice. i'm thinking about rerunning a new main "power" wire with a fuse and hooking it straight up to the possitve on the battery. another question is whats all the other wires that plug in to the back of the alternator? thanks for everything guys. -Scott