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Aug 22, 2009 | 06:47 PM

falconview

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alternator internals

alternator stoped charging, so I bought a rebuild kit and rebuilt it, afterwards it still wasn't charging and I found it to be a wiring problem. I fixed that and it was charging again...Problem is that now with new regulator and diode pack the car charges but I have a choke light on and charge gauge is not registering. was going to put the old reg and diode pack back in but just wanted to know if this has happened to anyone before...the fuses are ok.

Aug 22, 2009 | 07:24 PM

...Roger...

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Do think the alt is causing the choke light and charge gauge problems ?

Aug 22, 2009 | 07:32 PM

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Yes thats what I think, I'm just curiuos as to if anyone else experienced this, my alternative is put the old parts back in and see. All was well before the rebiuld.

Aug 22, 2009 | 07:34 PM

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its too easy to just buy a new one,

Aug 22, 2009 | 07:39 PM

falconview

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I know I just wondered if anyone had this problem plus I'm cheap, but don't cut cut corners where it counts

Aug 22, 2009 | 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by falconview

All was well before the rebiuld.

You said above you did some rewiring after the rebuild,maybe the problems are due to the rewire.

Aug 22, 2009 | 09:41 PM

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That sounds more likely...or something got shorted internally when you rebuilt the alternator.

Aug 22, 2009 | 10:08 PM

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Do think the alt is causing the choke light and charge gauge problems ?

I bet he has that flat plug wiring reversed.....

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Aug 22, 2009 | 10:25 PM

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I bet he has that flat plug wiring reversed.....

Hmmmm.....like this one.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...ant-start.html

Aug 22, 2009 | 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DWncchs

Hmmmm.....like this one.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...ant-start.html

Well as we know, some of these sharks have bad color coding from the factory....the replacement plugs are mostly R/White in the coding, and the OEM wiring after 30-40 years royally sux, and they are easy enough to reverse....

when they are reversed, it's possible to blow the regulator too...

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