Hey guys,
Electrical is not my strong suit so was hoping you all could give me some pointers here...
Got my first 40 a few months ago and the battery was dead. Got a new battery and all was good until a week ago when it went dead on me. Long story short, the alternator was bad so I replaced with a new one and a new voltage regulator.
Well, my new alternator is not charging and I can't trace back the issue.
I put my battery charger on and it got the battery up to 12.6V. If I crank her up then it drops to 11.6 at the battery. I'm getting 11.9v at the B post with the truck running and if I take the hot wire off then it jumps to 14.5. As soon as I put the hot wire back on the alternator then it drops back down to 11.9. I spent all afternoon messing with it and can't figure out why it drops as soon as I wire it back up. Its a brand new OEM voltage regulator but it seems to be down regulating too much. Am I missing something simple here?
Also, my headlights quit working tonight but the fuse is still good. Not sure if it blew both bulbs but have not had a chance to check it out yet.
Thanks!
Electrical is not my strong suit so was hoping you all could give me some pointers here...
Got my first 40 a few months ago and the battery was dead. Got a new battery and all was good until a week ago when it went dead on me. Long story short, the alternator was bad so I replaced with a new one and a new voltage regulator.
Well, my new alternator is not charging and I can't trace back the issue.
I put my battery charger on and it got the battery up to 12.6V. If I crank her up then it drops to 11.6 at the battery. I'm getting 11.9v at the B post with the truck running and if I take the hot wire off then it jumps to 14.5. As soon as I put the hot wire back on the alternator then it drops back down to 11.9. I spent all afternoon messing with it and can't figure out why it drops as soon as I wire it back up. Its a brand new OEM voltage regulator but it seems to be down regulating too much. Am I missing something simple here?
Also, my headlights quit working tonight but the fuse is still good. Not sure if it blew both bulbs but have not had a chance to check it out yet.
Thanks!