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excessive alternator voltage
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:57 pm
by Heefus
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?
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:32 pm
by Stripermann2
Chrysler regulators were famous for going bad and causing a full field condition and overcharging. Change the regulator and retest.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:26 pm
by Heefus
will do.
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:36 pm
by Heefus
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.
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:59 pm
by Stripermann2
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:39 pm
by alexander38
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.

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:52 pm
by prowlersfish
If you can find the rest of us
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:43 am
by alexander38
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:47 am
by Allen Sr
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:52 am
by prowlersfish
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
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:34 pm
by alexander38
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

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:36 pm
by alexander38
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:38 pm
by Stripermann2
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:43 pm
by Allen Sr
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:07 pm
by prowlersfish
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