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1972 olds cutlass supreme 350 Looking for help changed alternator and voltage regulator and battery readers 16.5 to 17 volts when engine is reved up any help would be appreciated cleaned all grounds and added some also
Either the meter is bad, test it against another or the voltage regulator is bad.
If the reading is accurate it will boil the battery, blow light bulbs and possibly damage accessories.
Good luck!!!
ok well meter is good I have 17.2 at the alternator when revving up the engine and about 17.02 at the batterie and both alternator and voltage regulator are new
Try to get a different brand of regulator if you can. It's not that uncommon for parts to have bad batches. Two or more bad ones in a row can really challenge your confidence in your dagnosis...been there with new thermostats and rebuilt wiper motors.
Try to get a different brand of regulator if you can. It's not that uncommon for parts to have bad batches. Two or more bad ones in a row can really challenge your confidence in your dagnosis...been there with new thermostats and rebuilt wiper motors.
Good luck and please keep the post updated.
your telling me just tried an other regulator and still the same and even ran a ground direct to the negative on the batterie and still climbs to 17 volts when on the throttle
You might try a different Alternator. 17v output seems a bit high.
ya I'm thinking the same at this point.... maybe a single wire alt with a built in regulator and some electrical tape over the bat light in the dash lol
there is something wrong in the regulator circuit.
Note that I did not say the voltage regulator itself was bad. Seems as if you ruled out the voltage regulator as the issue, so check all of the wiring from the regulator to the alternator.
Note that I did not say the voltage regulator itself was bad. Seems as if you ruled out the voltage regulator as the issue, so check all of the wiring from the regulator to the alternator.
ok I followed everything back and did some reading and #1 on the alt should be blue and #2 should be white correct? With a jumper from #2 to the nut on the back of the alt? I'm almost thinking my original alt was internally regulated and my new one is not or something... I'm completely lost on this one
the proform 66445n is a 70amp internal voltage regulator alternator
the pictured ac delco unit in your fist post is an external voltage regulator alternator
What wiring did you change to run the AC Delco?
the proform 66445n is a 70amp internal voltage regulator alternator
the pictured ac delco unit in your fist post is an external voltage regulator alternator
What wiring did you change to run the AC Delco?
lol sorry you guys but here's what I'm thinking and I'm not a mechanic just kind of learning and winging my way so the original alt to me I'm assuming is an internally reg alt "the chrome one" and the one I bought for the car from our local parts store is externally reg and just wired it the same as it was so I'm now assuming that I have a red wire that goes to my voltage reg hiding somewhere that should now be hooked up to my alt since I can't return it and have a pile of voltage regulators lol so where does my red wire go from the back of my alt to make everything back to factory? I'm assuming to the voltage regulator but not sure exactly..... and if you think this is bad it took me a week to figure out my dist turned backwards lol but I'm learning as I go new disc brakes new 3.90 rear 4 speed Muncie some body and paint all new to me but I got those far an mostly from fine folks on here.... not many ppl to talk to about olds up in northern ontario Canada
If using the internal alternator do not connect the external regulator. follow the diagram in post 21. If you want to return to the original external set up we can help with that.
Here is a typical difference in wiring, the slashed wire jumpers are installed to convert to an internally regulated alternator.
ok now I'm getting somewhere .... is it normal to have the starter wire piled on that some post on the horn relay? I thank you so much and apologise for my stupidities
If using the internal alternator do not connect the external regulator. follow the diagram in post 21. If you want to return to the original external set up we can help with that.
I think the original was stuck as it was plugged in and everything seemed to work but only but 150 miles on it kind of why I thought the external alt was what I needed
So everything in the diagram was correct but I had to switch the white and blue wire but ya 13.97 I am so happy thanks again to all of yous for taking the time to help me through this
May 27th, 2020, 04:40 PM
