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Tech / General EngineIs your car making a strange sound or won't start? Thinking of adding power with a new combination? Need other technical information or engine specific advice? Don't see another board for your problem? Post it here!
My alternator isn’t fitting on my new engine setup. The battery stud hits the valve covers. Anyone using a slimmer style alternator?? I have aluminum heads with spacers to use perimeter style valve covers.
Cool. You'll love the performance of that thing. You literally CAN'T get it to below 14.2 volts even at idle with every last accessory and system turned on full power.
Cool. You'll love the performance of that thing. You literally CAN'T get it to below 14.2 volts even at idle with every last accessory and system turned on full power.
I cant wait!! I always had a voltage drop problem.. Thanks so much for the help. It made it an easy find for once!!
I had the same problem with a powermaster alternator on my new engine build.... you can actually rotate or "clock" an alternator, pull out the screws and rotate the rear housing.
I Read that article. I was using a 1 wire alternator. So if i gather this right I can take the L wire add resister and loop it to the output and it should work?
no you need to have the sense wire (the L terminal) hooked up to the switched ignition that way the voltage regulator knows what output it needs to supply to keep the system voltage up over 14V
if you do it like you're suggesting you're likely to see something like low 13V at the battery and possibly less than 13 on the ignition side.
02-22-2019, 07:49 PM
