NO no no, MY fault, no capacitor it was the rectifier they said was fried, along with bad brushes and bearings, and something to do with the rotor I think. The bearings are the only thing that might not have been bad, cause to me it seemed tight with no noticeable play, you could hear some grinding when you spin it but I thought that was the brushes.
Anyway everything appears to be A-OK now, it was a good sign when the battery idiot light came on for test when I turned the key, which it never did before, broke out the digi meter for a more accurate reading, got 14.1 volts at 900
RPM's and 14.7 at 2500
RPM's at the battery, the guy said it should not be over 14.2 volts or I may need a regulator but he didn't say at what
RPM so I'm gonna run it for now.
They charged me an extra $20.00 for what I don't know but I'm not complaining since they did jump on it right away, I wasn't completely honest with them when I told them I was broke down in the field. I thought they were giving me a new one as it was so clean when I picked it up today, even painted the pulley, they said they put it in the tank, the case looks brand new.
They called it a Hitachi alternator and a Datsun type regulator, if that means anything.
Sandman, I did have a loose belt and replaced it but that was not the problem.
JC, Thanks again for all the help, I am gonna have to sell this thing eventually but I'm gonna keep it through the hay ride season for the kids, it's just not the same feeling with my John Deere with the shiny plastic hood and Electronic over Hydraulic tranny.
A pic of the alternator