Wires To Alternator Help

MA70-3.0GT · 03-08-2010, 05:44 PM

Basically then, if the alternator's throwing out any charge then it should be evident across a chassis earth & the lug when the engine's running? I'm getting 11.69 & dropping with higher revs both across earth/alt. lug & across battery terminals. Everything seems to check out continuity wise with my wiring but still no charge. I'm beginning to think reg/rec failure...

Oh, another thing I noticed was after a ten minute drive the other day the casing of the alt was quite hot (if I'd really pressed my hand on hard it would've hurt). To me that says the thing's working but the charge isn't getting past the reg/rec...

03-08-2010, 05:44 PM	#19
MA70-3.0GT 12psi boost Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Crewe, England Posts: 356	Basically then, if the alternator's throwing out any charge then it should be evident across a chassis earth & the lug when the engine's running? I'm getting 11.69 & dropping with higher revs both across earth/alt. lug & across battery terminals. Everything seems to check out continuity wise with my wiring but still no charge. I'm beginning to think reg/rec failure... Oh, another thing I noticed was after a ten minute drive the other day the casing of the alt was quite hot (if I'd really pressed my hand on hard it would've hurt). To me that says the thing's working but the charge isn't getting past the reg/rec... __________________ '89 MA70 Supra GT aero 3.0turbo JDM, Rebuilt motor, K&N intake, 3" stainless turbo-back. New turbo and braided line kit... '89 Honda NC27 400, NC23 cams, open pipe, PC36a shock & possibly Showa USD forks... '83 Yamaha 29R XJ750E-II, number 69 off the line, only runner in the country? Original except Koni shocks '95 Honda PC26 CB500R, Winter hack, hateful, trying to sell it I'm not paranoid, they really ARE after me!!! Last edited by MA70-3.0GT; 03-08-2010 at 05:46 PM. Reason: I can't spell!