Alternator Not Charging ??

[G Man]

Time on my hands - 600 bhp+ in the garage - time to play.

The dissapointment on start up .. my STack system voltage doesn't respond to it's usual 13v - down to 12.1v and sinking on running of engine ..

I think it's the alternator thats knackered .. is there any tests I could do to prove this theory ??

All help appreciated

G MAN

[bluesatin]

Speak to Ultimapaul. He had this prob in the summer on the way to Gaydon

[ultimapaul]

G-Man, mine went west on me in the summer, about 2-3k miles old it was! To see if it's charging, check your battery with a multi-meter whilst the engine is running and then try it with the alternator disconnected. (the small wires, not the heavy one)

If the reading shows no change then I would suspect it is U/S.

When I removed mine it makes some awful grating noises and there is movement in the shaft, so I think the bearings are fcuked? I got mine from AS and to be fair he was more than willing to have it repaired but postage costs made it uneconomical. So I did the next best thing ...... nicked ultimaandy's (cheers mate
)

Also, if you have the fancy ali bracket, I had an awful time trying to re-fit the belt with these brackets with the engine fitted, so I resorted to my original cheapo bracket.

[joust]

Follow
www.tpub.com/basae/33.htm
or
www.classictruckshop.com/clubs/earlyburbs/projects/trouble/charging.htm (for a bit more involved)

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[Put "alternator testing" or similar into google and you'll get loads of advice]

[G Man]

Ultimapaul

Thanks for the info, did as you said

In the immortal words, there was no charge ..

Interestingly my car has done 3000 miles aswell

Andy can I borrow yours ....
G MAN

[ultimaandy]

You could but how would I get home tonight?

[GTRCLIVE]

ultimaandy said: You could but how would I get home tonight?

Use that thing with the funny heater fan powered engine...... I think they call it a Turbo.

[ultimaandy]

GTRCLIVE said:

ultimaandy said: You could but how would I get home tonight?

Use that thing with the funny heater fan powered engine...... I think they call it a Turbo.

That's at home in the garage, I using the sensible 'Red' car since it's already dirty.