Gen 1 Light - Overcharging

[Warthog]

Yes it is. You can tell by the extra terminal with the large black wire. It connect to the engine. That wire provides the ground for that unit.

 

[dlayman21]

So the isolated ground alt is always on drivers side? the alt from Cadillac replaces this isolated ground starter?

 

[Warthog]

From the factory, both alternators are isolated grounds. That was so the military only had to stock one type of alternator.

The passenger side HAS to be an isolated ground or fireworks will be in your future.

A regular civvy alternator can work on the drivers side only.

All of this has been covered many times and is discussed in the CUCV Wiki, the CUCV FAQ and many of the stickies.

 

[dlayman21]

Ok, sorry for the redundancy. Some of the info is hard to find and follow. Thanks for the help though.

 

[cook6657]

Yeah I figured that out the third time.