try jumping the field to power at the regulator and see of the engine idle
lowers. If so, this would indicate that the alternator is working, and
generating power. You could have a voltmeter accross the battery to show
that the volts increase, as there is a remote chance that the alt. does all
it's supposed to, and the power it generates goes noplace.
If this makes power, you probably have a bad regulator.
NOTE: do not have your lights on during this operation. I had mine on once,
and the surge killed my lights. You may even, to be safe, jumper the field
to power, then start the car, checking the voltage at the battery, then shut
it down, remove the jumper, and check it again at the battery with the car
running.
This all assumes that the wiring is all correct. Another thing you could
do, unless you want to stay original, is to replace the alternator with a
later-model Delco, or something with an integrated regulator. usually only
requires 2 wires to connect, 1 to battery, one from switched power.
Good Luck
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: <WUZNTME2@aol.com>
To: <Bricklin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 3:23 PM
Subject: alternator problems....part 2
> i hooked up the alternator ( thanks for all the help guys ) now its not
> working..... to be on the safe side i took it to get tested ( just to make
> sure ) and it worked fine. I reinstalled it, made sure it was hooked up
> correctly and still nothing... any ideas as to what the problem may be?
the
> alternator is brand new ( dont have the old one to compare it to ) and the
> new one does not produce any power....
>
> michael
> #2525
>
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