Part 3, Serpintine Setup Complete
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From: WAY DEEP INSIDE AMERICO,YES YOU LIVE HERE TO!! TX
Part 3, Serpintine Setup Complete
Here are the complete pic's. I started it lastnight, and all
was well
I am so happy everything worked out.
I have the smog pump pipe off, and it make no noise what-
soever. I forgot how damn good my car sounds, makes me
want to rush it, but i know I cant. Wish my 406 was done
the only problem is the alternator. its not wired wrong, 2
wire to the top, 1 on the rear. with the key on, it makes a hum.
I took the belt off to spin it with the key on (spin it by hand)
I could feel some force of it not really wanting to turn, then
I disconnect the 2 wire plug, and it spins freely
not sure
whats going on.
was well
I am so happy everything worked out.I have the smog pump pipe off, and it make no noise what-
soever. I forgot how damn good my car sounds, makes me
want to rush it, but i know I cant. Wish my 406 was done
the only problem is the alternator. its not wired wrong, 2
wire to the top, 1 on the rear. with the key on, it makes a hum.
I took the belt off to spin it with the key on (spin it by hand)
I could feel some force of it not really wanting to turn, then
I disconnect the 2 wire plug, and it spins freely
not surewhats going on.
Last edited by MEGLADON; Nov 23, 2004 at 04:47 PM.
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Almost sounds like your alternator is trying to become a motor. Did you double check your connections to make sure they are correct?
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From: WAY DEEP INSIDE AMERICO,YES YOU LIVE HERE TO!! TX
OK, I do not have this wired wrong. there is 1 skinny brown
wire with the red wire that is with the plug, then
you have the thick red wire that is the battery. I
still have a slight almost unnoticed hum. could this
be the alt itself? or be bad?
wire with the red wire that is with the plug, then
you have the thick red wire that is the battery. I
still have a slight almost unnoticed hum. could this
be the alt itself? or be bad?
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From: WAY DEEP INSIDE AMERICO,YES YOU LIVE HERE TO!! TX
Just got back from the shop, It was checked, and it has a bad diode.
I never seen this before, where they hum a little. He said there was
a part that was sticking to make that noise
. thanks all.
what puzzles me is it still charges.
I never seen this before, where they hum a little. He said there was
a part that was sticking to make that noise
. thanks all.what puzzles me is it still charges.
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From: WAY DEEP INSIDE AMERICO,YES YOU LIVE HERE TO!! TX
Originally Posted by Brettmc
Thats a sweet setup. If anyone is interested, I've got a link where a guy put the same sbc serp setup on a big bbc.
Brett
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Originally Posted by MEGLADON
Just got back from the shop, It was checked, and it has a bad diode.
I never seen this before, where they hum a little. He said there was
a part that was sticking to make that noise . thanks all.
what puzzles me is it still charges.
I never seen this before, where they hum a little. He said there was
a part that was sticking to make that noise
. thanks all.what puzzles me is it still charges.
Rick B.
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From: WAY DEEP INSIDE AMERICO,YES YOU LIVE HERE TO!! TX
Originally Posted by Blair Winch Project
It would be interesting to see if the alternator would actually move without the belt connected.
Rick B.
Rick B.
if you try to spin by hand, unplug it, and it spins freely
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Sigh, I guess you are a bit confused by the physics involved, but there has to be mechanical force...turning of the input shaft, in order for the device (alt) to make energy of a differant sort....electricity...~12-14 volts at ~amps...depending on demand.....so the greater the demand, the greater the drag on the input shaft via the belt and engine loading....
if you unplug the regulator, there is NOTHING to energize the rotor, hense little or no drag on it's spinning....so no input, no output, and physics is happy....
there is no practical way any pure alternator is going to spin upon applied voltage, it's a function of the 6 diodes in the main diode pack.....
now in the olde tyme daze, a generator was little else but a brush motor, similar to a starter motor, with a belt drive and a set of brushes and commutator to switch the voltage from one winding to another over the 'poles' of the spinning part...(armateur)....
in fact an alternator is very similar to the device used in LARGE electrical generating plants, NUCLEAR and such, the outputs are the same, just that in our vechicles, the units have diode packs to convert that output to DC current instead of AC....
don't want to snowball anyone, just the facts...
IM if you are confused....no sweat...
GENE
if you unplug the regulator, there is NOTHING to energize the rotor, hense little or no drag on it's spinning....so no input, no output, and physics is happy....
there is no practical way any pure alternator is going to spin upon applied voltage, it's a function of the 6 diodes in the main diode pack.....
now in the olde tyme daze, a generator was little else but a brush motor, similar to a starter motor, with a belt drive and a set of brushes and commutator to switch the voltage from one winding to another over the 'poles' of the spinning part...(armateur)....
in fact an alternator is very similar to the device used in LARGE electrical generating plants, NUCLEAR and such, the outputs are the same, just that in our vechicles, the units have diode packs to convert that output to DC current instead of AC....
don't want to snowball anyone, just the facts...
IM if you are confused....no sweat...
GENE