excessive alternator voltage

Heefus · Post by **Heefus** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:57 pm

Ok.

I am getting 17v randomly from the starboard alt. She will start at 14.5, then climb to 16-17v. Sometimes she will drop down again, and sometimes not. I went ahead and picked up a new regulator, but I am concerned that it may be a stator grounding issue.

This is the original alt. and has neverbeen rebuilt.

What say ya'll?

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:32 pm

Chrysler regulators were famous for going bad and causing a full field condition and overcharging. Change the regulator and retest.

Heefus · Post by **Heefus** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:26 pm

will do.

Heefus · Post by **Heefus** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:36 pm

It was the regulator. I Ohm'd out the old one, and was getting resistance. Slapped the new one in, with a healthy dab of dielectric grease on the connections, and fired her up. Perfect VDC at all RPMs.

Life is good.

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:59 pm

Now do the right thing and dispose of the old one properly. Toss it onto a nearby Carver...

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:39 pm

Bite me grease monkey

and I've got some stuff to dispose of "old Trojans " and I'll do it at the end of July.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:52 pm

If you can find the rest of us

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:43 am

O ill find you Paul as long as your up wind your findable

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:47 am

From the way this post is going I am having second thoughts about coming south til things calm down!!

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:52 am

alexander38 wrote:O ill find you Paul as long as your up wind your findable

YES The sweet smell of diesel , a sigh of a truly upscale yacht enjoy it with envy but be careful you could get hooked sniffing it

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:34 pm

You mean the the smell of running rich I'm following the smoke, and the smell of a old waste tank. And the sound of an "old man" cussin Sentra

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:36 pm

Allen Sr wrote:From the way this post is going I am having second thoughts about coming south til things calm down!!

Don't get skeered now Allen. We got got your waterwings ready.

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:38 pm

And besides...Tony's bark is worst than his bite! Just ask his two doggies...

Water wings...? I wanna see Tony blow 'em up.

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:43 pm

I'm with you on that Jamie. He mess's with my TROJAN and I will turn my 'lil fat girl' loose on him!!!

Now figure out who that is!!

And don't mess with the 'Kings' oil burners they are coming back with me so don't tell him! OK?

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:07 pm

HEY !! give tony a break after all the poor guy owns a Carver

and in case you don't know what a Carver is

A Carver is a over priced shipping crate for big blocks , that floats

a broken trojan part will up the resale

allen just bing some $$$ and there yours I have my eye on a few other #2 fuelers