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Actually, once the alternator starts generating, there is B+ at that terminal which means there is B+ on both sides of the bulb. When the alternator is not working, that terminal is low (ground) and the bulb lights. If you ground regulator terminal #1, the alternator light should come on.
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Not a problem if you have a mains disconnect at the meter like all modern electric services do. I had a generator running for 3 days after Charlie, and back fed through the drier outlet. When Florida Power came around on day 3 to start working on the lines one of the linemen asked me about the...
Back during Charlie, I lived on the east side of Orlando. Our power was out for three days. My neighbors were all sitting in line at near by gas stations that had power for hours. My wife asked me what I was going to do about gas for the generator? I told her I'm going to get on the east-west...
You have to blip the accelerator to make the alternator spin fast enough to generate the internal voltage necessary to operate. All the excite wire does is switch on the regulator. The regulator is powered internally by the trio, the original regulators took more volts to start operating. The...
Check your alternators and make sure they are working. Follow this test procedure, Alternator test on the vehicle.
If they are working in the test, you can buy a self-exciting regulator instead of buying the whole alternator. The regulator you are looking for is a WAI D10SE12. These are simple...
DOT 5 is what causes the rust problems. Since it does not absorb water, the water that gets into the system, settles to the bottom of wheel cylinders, master cylinder, etc. No amount of bleeding will remove it because the bleed screw is at the top of the wheel cylinder and water is heavier than...
My M915A1 has a quick connect air fitting on the tank behind the driver side step that goes up to the walking plate. I put together two male air fittings so I can connect two air hoses to supply air to the truck.
With full vacuum on the transmission, it shifts almost immediately to 3rd gear. That causes the torque converter to slip until the truck is moving fast enough for it lock up. My M1028A2 has high ratio differentials so it shifts to 3rd by 15 mph unless I'm really on the throttle hard. By-passing...