Hey Forum,
Back with another question, so I installed a new alternator which had bad diodes (according to bench test from Orielys) I assumed the alt was defective, returned for warranty exchange. Got to thinking, before I put the new one on, could it be the 73'tr6 that caused the blown diodes. The previuos Alt also hade a rectifier problem, I assumed it was age, as the car did not start when I bought it and had been sitting for 10 years. Now I am begining to wonder. Most all of the electrical in the car was functioning when I got it running and it was all original untouched. I have since had a few gremlins with turn signal relay and door/key buzzer. I fixed them and really have not had any issues other than instrument bulbs that are out.
So just to be sure I started to check all the wiring for corrosion or loose connections. The four spade plugs on the battery + terminal wire were pretty corroded and I cleaned them up. Did some ground resistance test on the fuse panel and found resistance at these locations. (See Pic) The other terminal plugs were open/infinite. Question being, should there be ground resistance at these points?
Sorry for long-winded question.
Additionally, the sense wire from the original Lucas alt had melted. I chased it back to clean wire and taped it back, since not used on new alt. Does anyone know where this wire originates from? Thanks-Brian
Back with another question, so I installed a new alternator which had bad diodes (according to bench test from Orielys) I assumed the alt was defective, returned for warranty exchange. Got to thinking, before I put the new one on, could it be the 73'tr6 that caused the blown diodes. The previuos Alt also hade a rectifier problem, I assumed it was age, as the car did not start when I bought it and had been sitting for 10 years. Now I am begining to wonder. Most all of the electrical in the car was functioning when I got it running and it was all original untouched. I have since had a few gremlins with turn signal relay and door/key buzzer. I fixed them and really have not had any issues other than instrument bulbs that are out.
So just to be sure I started to check all the wiring for corrosion or loose connections. The four spade plugs on the battery + terminal wire were pretty corroded and I cleaned them up. Did some ground resistance test on the fuse panel and found resistance at these locations. (See Pic) The other terminal plugs were open/infinite. Question being, should there be ground resistance at these points?
Sorry for long-winded question.
Additionally, the sense wire from the original Lucas alt had melted. I chased it back to clean wire and taped it back, since not used on new alt. Does anyone know where this wire originates from? Thanks-Brian