Re: Who needs a field current!?

["Mr. Daniel P. Grady" <dgrady@mail2.nai.net>]

The little wire to the right of the big wire( when you're lying under the
car). So far as I know, those should be the only ones coming out of the
alternator. Mine is a 115A and the one on my other car is a 90A and both
have only the 2 wires. Just give a moderate tug to anywire you can find and
if it comes loose just strip it a bit and re-crimp it. Terminals,
connecters, and crimpers are available at any hardware store. Let the
tugging begin!
-----Original Message-----
From: beth.winchell <beth.winchell@mci2000.com>
To: Mr. Daniel P. Grady <dgrady@mail2.nai.net>
Date: Monday, April 27, 1998 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: Who needs a field current!?


>Which "little wire"? There are a bunch of them back there.
>
>Rob Winchell
>91 200Q (with the same symptoms)
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mr. Daniel P. Grady <dgrady@mail2.nai.net>
>To: post <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
>Date: Monday, April 27, 1998 6:06 PM
>Subject: Who needs a field current!?
>
>
>>Problem: 87 5Kq had low electrical power until the engine  rpm reached
2000
>>for the first time each morning. All the lights would stay nice and bright
>>once this speed was hit once and no idiot lights ever told me what was
>>wrong.
>>Solution: I was ready to remove the air-duct/ cover thingy on the back of
>>the alternator in order to replace the VR+brush set when my hand brushed
>the
>>little wire coming from the back of the alternator. The wire came out of
>the
>>cover with no terminal on the end, there wasn't even any metal showing on
>>the end of it! Added new terminal to it and hooked it up and now
everything
>>is peachy.
>>I do not understand how I drove the car with a condition like that for
over
>>3 months in New England without a dead battery.  Madness. Why are those
>>lights taking up space on the dash if they aren't going to tell me when
>>something is going on? The lights were really dim until the engine reved
>up,
>>shouldn't something have alerted me to a low-charging alt or something? Oh
>>well, its fine for now.
>>------------------------------------------
>>From:  dgrady@ct2.nai.net
>>
>>
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