i have a 1984 convert was an v6 auto car but was converted to 5.0 and 5 speed now wont charge has a HEI distributor and new alternator and ignition module from autozone i thinks its missing a wire please help the alternator has a orange and light blue wire and also a black and orange wire also i have the alternator grounded to the battery wiring diagram shows a white and black wire to the electric choke which my car does not have it starts and runs fine but will not charge any ideas ??????????????????
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Go to | Repair Guides | AutoZone.com. Enter the year model and other info to get to the vehicle repair guide. Post a diagram or link to the the alternaor electical diagram and I will try to help you.
Get out your DVM or multimeter because you are going to get to do some
voltage checks.
The voltage regulator has 3 wires according to the above diagram.
1.) The black/orange wire is the alternator power feed to the car and should always have 12 volts or more
2.) The yellow/white wire is the power to the regulator and should always have 12 volts or more
3.) Lt green/red wire is the switched power to the regulator and will have 12 volts or more any time the ignition switch is in the Run position.
4.) The White/black wire coming from the voltage regulator will have a variable voltage on it any time the ignition switch is in the Run position. As the battery gets closer to full charge, this voltage will decrease. I would expect that with a low battery, this wire would have the full battery voltage on it.
5.) Notice the fusible link – you should see 12 volts or more on both sides of the link. If you find 12 volts on one side but not the other, the fusible link has burned open.
The one thing that I do not understand about this diagram is the connection between the white/black wire on the alternator to the choke heater. It may be a sneaky way to turn the choke heater off as the engine warms up. However, I would use the DVM or multimeter to confirm resistance between the white/black wire going to it and ground. I would expect to see less than 100 ohms here.
Alternately, here is another solution - a 3G conversion.
Get out your DVM or multimeter because you are going to get to do some
voltage checks.
The voltage regulator has 3 wires according to the above diagram.
1.) The black/orange wire is the alternator power feed to the car and should always have 12 volts or more
2.) The yellow/white wire is the power to the regulator and should always have 12 volts or more
3.) Lt green/red wire is the switched power to the regulator and will have 12 volts or more any time the ignition switch is in the Run position.
4.) The White/black wire coming from the voltage regulator will have a variable voltage on it any time the ignition switch is in the Run position. As the battery gets closer to full charge, this voltage will decrease. I would expect that with a low battery, this wire would have the full battery voltage on it.
5.) Notice the fusible link – you should see 12 volts or more on both sides of the link. If you find 12 volts on one side but not the other, the fusible link has burned open.
The one thing that I do not understand about this diagram is the connection between the white/black wire on the alternator to the choke heater. It may be a sneaky way to turn the choke heater off as the engine warms up. However, I would use the DVM or multimeter to confirm resistance between the white/black wire going to it and ground. I would expect to see less than 100 ohms here.
Alternately, here is another solution - a 3G conversion.
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ok here is wats up got her chargin somewhat get 13.7 at the battery but when hooked up to autozones machine the regulator failed and its brand new out of the box i don't have the stator wire hooked up and the red/green wire from the regulator is now wired to a switched circuit which finally got charging to this point tried hooking up the stator to a switched circuit and wire got hot and amps went down doing better just any help with why my regulator is failing would be great thanks
ok here is wats up got her chargin somewhat get 13.7 at the battery but when hooked up to autozones machine the regulator failed and its brand new out of the box i don't have the stator wire hooked up and the red/green wire from the regulator is now wired to a switched circuit which finally got charging to this point tried hooking up the stator to a switched circuit and wire got hot and amps went down doing better just any help with why my regulator is failing would be great thanks
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