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Karzapart55
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 Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:51 am Post subject: Did i kill my altenator? |
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| I test ran my 2.0 on the bench for 15 min. I did not have the alt. attached to the batt, nor did I have the reg. plugged in. When I installed in the Bus, the ge. light stays on. |
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madmike
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| Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:55 am Post subject: |
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Did u check voltage coming out of the Alt. with a Voltmeter? 
What u did should not of hurt it
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telford dorr
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| Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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No. Without the regulator being attached, the alternator is nothing more than a idler pulley for the belt. Alternators don't self-excite. If it is damaged, it wasn't the test run that did it. Use the Bentley diagnostic methods to troubleshoot the problem.
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Karzapart55
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| Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks! |
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