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As I said in my original post, having a jumper vehicle running while boosting dead battery, will most times, cause no problems. Alternator charging voltage, but not amperage, is controlled by a zenner diode (voltage relief valve) in the voltage regulator. There is no current limiter as in the...

Hi, the wire (green) seems to be your exciter wire to get your field coil (rotor) magnetized to get the charging started. This wire is in series with the charge light on the dash. On some applications, there will also be a resistor in parallel with the bulb in case the bulb burns so that you...

Hi, a simple check is to ground wire at the sensor. The gauge will want to go to full tilt. If it does that turn key off quickly after seeing the rise if you want to see the pointer again. If gauge responds as mentioned above then gauge and wiring are ok but the sensor is not modulating to...

Hi, The solenoid has two sets of windings; 1. A SHUNT winding that gnds out to solenoid shell. This is called the holding winding 2. A SERIES winding or pull-in winding is wired in series with starter positive brushes, thru the armature, and out to negative starter brushes and on to gnd. 3...

Hi, since the fuel and temp gauge don’t work as well I would look for B+ going to or from ign switch. Look at fuse marked gauges or instruments. Safety switches are usually wired in series between start relay/solenoid and ignition sw. An open in this safety circuit should not effect gas and...

Hi Guys, One coolest all in one gnd cable setups was on older Toyota Tacoma trks. The neg cable would have a gnd lug first soldered on and bolted to the body then second lug bolted to the frame with final lug terminating at the engine block. So you ended up with just one gnd cable connecting...

Hi JD22, Sorry but did not read your last post well before replying. But if you got the engine running then obviously it is ok. On the starter circuit. If the pos cable got hotter than normal hi amps) then both the ground and hot side of the circuit are ok. Same current values flow through pos...

Hi jd22, The fact that the positive bat got real hot (hi current) means that all circuitry to and from the starter is good since you are flowing way more amperage than normal. The most likely cause of excessive internal heavy starter amp draw is worn armature bushings. This causes the...

Hi Sd, You make a very good point about the fuse box buss bar as being a good spot for VR #2 sensor wire. This spot along with bat cable stud at starter solenoid was used on older GM vehicles. Please give the following thought. With vehicles running there are only two sources of circuit...

Hi Zac, assuming the alternator has no internal defects the running hot problem can be caused by the following. 1. Normal voltage at the output terminal should be around 13.8 to 14.6 if all is normal. If yours is higher, a good chance if your running hot, then the first move is to be sure the...

Hi, When jumping from the vehicle with a good battery make sure to keep the ENGINE OFF. Because, when you hit the starter on the dead battery unit the booster battery will drop down to about 9.5 to 10.5 volts depending on it's starter draw. This will force the regulator on the booster unit to...

Number 1 terminal is from the ignition sw to the chg indicator bulb in series and then on to the alternator fld coil. This is to excite the alt fld to start charging. After starting #1 terminal will go pos from the internal diode trio and this will put out chg light which is now pos on both...

Hi, this is a set of OEM wheels with Firestone ag tires sized 7.00 X 16. Wheel's are like brand new tires are slightly worn. Will send picture if requested. Took off OEM wheels above and replaced with 990 wheels and over sized tires. Priced at $120 or offer. Buyer pays freight or pick up...

JD 73 inch bucket with tooth-bar, no rust or dents, tooth bar slips on to cutting edge and bolts at sides. Bucket cutting edge in excellent shape. Original cost on tooth-bar $270. Switched over to Long 4&1 bucket and have no need for OEM bucket. I e-mail picture if requested. Price $250 or...

Hi folks, building a new home and wondered if is permissible to put two nuts on a Simpson SSTB anchor bolt. The first nut with square washer would be used to hold down mud-sill like a "J" bolt, the second nut (sleeve nut) would be used to take an all thread rod above floor joist to "L" bracket...