Re: 4ks alternator problem

[kappa@travelin.com]

James,
   Hitch a voltage meter to the battery while you perform the reverse light 
trick.  I didn't get whether the alternator began charging at this point or not. 
I would guess is that it won't show as charging even though the idiot light is 
out.

On Tue, 8 Oct 1996, marriott@Summa4.COM wrote:
>
>howdy,
>here's an interesting situation:
>1. start the car, the alternator doesn't "come up." rev the engine once to 
>1800 or better and the alternator comes up and stays up until you shut off 
>the car. has no trouble maintaining voltage under full electrical load 
>(once it's "initiated"). temp light flashes, batt and brake light are 
>illuminated.
>2. start car, no alternator. shift into reverse (rev lights on), alternator 
>comes up (at idle this time) and idiot lights go out and stay out _while 
>still in reverse_. shift out of reverse, idiots come back on, alternator 
>stays up until car is shut off.
>
>any ideas? bad ground (where), bad diode (where), bad reg, 
>fuse/link/circuit breaker.
>
>btw, '86 4000s with low budget (55A, motorola?) alternator, ~new brushes 
>and battery.
>
>tia
>james
>
>
>James Marriott, BSME
>Manchester, NH, USA
>marriott@Summa4.COM
>'64 Falcon Sprint Convertible--balanced & blueprinted V-8. GOES great. 
>Stopping?
>'86 4000S--the better half's commuter
>'87 4000CSQ--H-stock auto-x
>
>
-Stott Hare      '84 4Ksq  (black, and waiting for turbo...)
Biddeford, Maine

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