After taking out the alternator, and bringiing it to a parts shop to test
it, it checks out fine. They get a voltage comeing off of it at 14 volts.
So I can only think that it is one of two things. The pully assembly and
original alternator was the wrong one for the car. The pully when fit on the
new alternator is too big. I know that I should get the right parts, and I
will probably order them tonight, but I am kinda on the broke side. Having
said all of this here is the current situation. The belt is tight, and the
pully is as centered as I can get it, the car runs fine and does not throw
the belt. That is the good new. The bad news is that mounted in the car
(with the three prong connecter plugged in) I am getting not getting enough
voltage from the alternator to charge the battery. In fact with all of the
lights off, I slowly drop in voltage until I reach ten volts, then it levels
off and I do not get any change until I turn lights on, then the voltage
starts to drop.
Finally, I guess the question is this... If I disconnect the three
prong connector and hard wire the alternator to the battery, am I going to
have a problem? Can I disconnect the connector on this car and start the
car, or will that fry the diodes in the alternator? I am truly at a loss,
is it possible that something in my car is causing such a drain that the
alternator cannot keep up?
I am at this point desperate, I need a car to last me one more month,
the MG was supposed to be my fun car, you know the one that if it broke down
was supposed to be no big deal bucause I could fix it at my leisure...Sigh.
In one month I am getting a 94 buick century, not a fun car but one with
only 14,000 miles on it. I just need this car to last (the MG) until dec
10.
My other car is so close to dead I am not even going to give the honor
of mentioning it in this letter.
Please if anyone has any thoughts, please write to the list or:
Smille@earthlink.net
or
Bonding@hotmail.com
Thankyou all for all of your help!
Steve Miller
|