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put a vl alternator in the old girl.

hay guys. just an up date, i got my alternator problems sorted. i put a vl commodore alternator in the old girl. got it for nothing off a cousin and fitted all up. works perfect. so we are just...

i've removed it. still got an altinator problem but at least there isn't a big birds nest under the bonnet.

ok. cool, i just looked at a wiring diagram and there should only be a white wire. thanks for ya help.

cant get pics.

it was cut off up near the battery box area. this has the white wire on the post of the altinator and a red wire on it as well.?

i have been undoing the birds nest of dodgy wiring and found the the red wire to the altinator wasn't even conected to anything. can someone tell me where it come from so i can connect it back up. no...

thankyou for you help.

sorry, yes it is still original plastic clip.

its got after market round crimp connectors that go over the post.

there goes the holiday. but at least i know what it is. you's all have been a great help and this is the best forum. without it, i bet there would be 1000's of unsolved problems. thatnks again guys,...

ok. thankyou very much for your time. will have to get a new one.

so the altinator is on its way out?

i used a meter that ya have to put a little plate off the post, connect the wires to the end of the plate and connect the meter on 2 connections on the plate. it read 14v exactly.

just checked the white wire again and there is a small spark.

the stock battery gauge in the dash sits on 12v driving and drops a little when idling if thats any help.

thankyou Yedor for ya help. it has eliminated a few more things that all the guys have helped me out with. might go somewhere monday and get them to check the batteries properly and see if its that....

its happend since i bought the car. the batteries were flat when i took it for a test drive. of coarse the owner said it has been sitting for ages. both batteries are connected to eachother so the...

no. no spark.

ok, i just had a play with it. now should i be getting current to the post where the white & red wire goes? i was doing it back up and had my arm on the radiator cap and was getting a tingling power...

yeah, ive gone right over it and there is nothing on. no amps or anything connected. will try the white wire thing and check the earths when it cools down later tonight. i'll try anything so i dont...

went for a drive lastnight to look at the xmas lights. came out today to find it flat again. dunno what goin on. there is nothing running. so back to square 1. and it too bloody hot to work on it...

thanks everyone. have gone over everything. took out the wires that weren't even connected to anything.(there were heaps). cleaned every terminal and connection i could. tested the altinator again...

the altinator is producing 14v. tested batteries and they are fine. its just got me buggered.