BIG SHORT, dead 4kq

[Richard J. Andrews]

just insert @ an angle you'll be able to get it in..
probably easier with the alternator out of the car,
i've done it with it in but it took just about as long as pulling it due
to the tight clearance especially if you haven't deleted the a/c..

HTH!
rich
'86 4kq
At 11:41 PM 4/4/02, you wrote:
>You guys were right about the brushes being worn
>out in the voltage regulator. In fact the plastic
>around the outer brush is melted, so the short
>probably came from there.
>
>I say "probably" b/c I haven't put in the new
>Bosch regulator I just got. I haven't put it in
>yet b/c frankly, now the brushes are long and
>don't really know how install the regulator
>properly, seating the brushes in their place w/o
>damaging them or shorting something if the brushes
>don't seat correctly. What's the trick, plz?
>
>
>You guys are awesome :-)
>
>BTW the Bentley pics of the wiring fron Jay,
>really confirm that you guys are right. The little
>wire from the solenoid at prong 15A gets juice
>thru the solenoid only when the solenoid plunger
>is plunged-in by the current from the thicker wire
>at 50 from the ignition switch. That current from
>15A is a signal to the thermo-time switch,
>cold-start valve and ECU to get them going when
>the motor gets cranked. In short <grin> the
>starter-solenoid wires could not have caused my
>problem.
>
>
>Luis
>
>'87 4kq