<VV> Interesting problem with alternator

[FrankCB at aol.com]

Brandon,
    I don't know just where you put the "test light"  but I would instead 
recommend that you get a cheap ($10 to $20) digital  voltmeter (actually a 
multimeter) and place it across the battery terminals with  the engine running at a 
fast idle.  You should get somewhere around 14  to 15 volts if the alternator 
is working correctly.
    Let us know what you find out.
    Frank "sparky" Burkhard
 
In a message dated 5/5/2008 10:42:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
overkill11111 at hotmail.com writes:

So i've  had this 66 monza for awhile now ( 4.5 years or so) with the 
intention to  restore it, the last time i worked on it (about 8-9 months ago) i got 
it  running and the alternator wasnt charging, (when checked with a test light) 
 which i thought was odd, since i had it rebuilt about 3 years prior to that  
when i originally got the engine, and had never even used it.. so i take it 
to  the alternator shop and they test it and say it's working fine, so i go put 
it  back in and same problem.. I did replace the engine wiring harness, could 
i  have it wired backwards? could it be that the alternator is charging and 
the  regulator is bad? any help would be great, thanks!  
-Brandon







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