charging problem, need help
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charging problem, need help
I need some help here. My volt gauge is reading below 13 volts, it dies if I disconnect the battery cable and it cranks like a low battery. I figured a bad alternator, I put a good one off my truck on and the same thing. I took them both to 2 different places and they both tested good. both charge fine on my truck. Is there a fusible link or something I should check ? BTW it's a 90 RS, 305 TBI.
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Re: charging problem, need help
with the engine runnning put a screwdriver or other solid steel item near the backside of the alternator in the center where the shaft bearing are in it and see if it magnetically sticks to the alt
if not then make sure the alt is wired right and connected to battery source
make sure test light glows at both red wires on the alt if not then make them be hot all the time, do what you have to
alot of the times i just loop the spade red wire down to the threaded charging post so they are both hot this way
the fuseable link at the starter that feeds one of the two red wires at the alt could be bad yes
good luck
if not then make sure the alt is wired right and connected to battery source
make sure test light glows at both red wires on the alt if not then make them be hot all the time, do what you have to
alot of the times i just loop the spade red wire down to the threaded charging post so they are both hot this way
the fuseable link at the starter that feeds one of the two red wires at the alt could be bad yes
good luck
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Re: charging problem, need help
also check fuseable links by the battery . happened to me . good luck .
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