Jerry,
Be sure to take it to a "trusted" auto electric shop.
I took my alternator to Autozone. They had the
adapter to test it. Of course they looked at each
other when I told them what kinda car it was. They
kept testing it & kept pointing at the little light
that said BAD DIODE & said would you like to buy a new
alternator? I didn't believe 'em & put it on the
car...works fine. Greg Donegan & I had swapped some
bearings on 2 of my alternators...we had to change
stators as well. I just wanted to test it before I
put it on the car. You can also try new
brushes...they're 2.35 from moss & very easy to
install...of course moss requires a 10.00 minimum
order. nfi
Good luck,
Todd
CD198L
CF25768UO
--- "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>
wrote:
> Jerry:
>
> While a wiring problem is possible, the most likely
> explanation
> is that your alternator is on the fritz. Take your
> alternator to an
> automotive electric shop (look in the yellow pages).
> Testing is normally
> done at no charge (hah, hah - I said "no charge". I
> crack me up.)
> I suspect you have lost a diode in your alternator.
> If it checks
> out OK, then you have a wiring problem and will need
> to dig out your
> voltmeter.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Vance
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Jerry Guyot
> Sent: July 20, 2005 6:57 AM
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: Ignition Idiot Light
>
> I have a 1971 TR6 that the ignition idiot light
> stays on all the time. I
> thought that the problem might be the ammeter (that
> was not working), so
> I
> replaced it. The ammeter works great, but the light
> stays on all the
> time! It
> is dimmer at idle and gets brighter as the rev's get
> higher. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jerry
> 71 TR6
> CC58003L
>
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