Recent content by jsd563

wow not even doghead

PS: i want the larger one with more amps because I put a western plow on

I blew an alternator (driver side) and it was changed at one point with a caddy si27 ...i called my parts guy and told him i need a 27si for a 75 caddy ... he said a 22si would go in place of the 27si ... he sends me a 22si 160 amp... ok now i get it and the bolt holes are larger and the spread...

Both, the plastic and the stud it did arc on the body of the alt but no idea why it burned the plastic in the first place to let the stud hit the alt body ... New alt on the way

Any clue why this would happen? before I fry another battery and alt.... Oh BTW I fixed the shift key problem HAHAHA!

ok found the problem while checking all the alt wires ... the driver side alt where the red wire goes, the stud that the wire goes on came out with the wire it looks a little burnt no idea why this happened but it looks like a trip to get a new alt

hahaha... nope i ask first cause i know its a different system and dont wanna fry anything or get yelled at for stupidity lol

i didnt disconnect the batts while running .... which alt should i take off n test? or both?

ok back batt charging at 15v and the front at 13v

after i start it should i disconnect the rear batt to check if the front batt is charging?

ok ill do that now .... ill take a pic but ive had problems in the past posting pics... the wire def goes to the alt someplace it has a rubber boot like an alt wire

having trouble with my front battery ..... here's whats up... this truck has the driver side alt replaced with the caddy one for over a year with no problems , about 1 1-2 months ago the truck was dead so i charged both batteries and noticed the front battery didn't pass a load test so i...

I've been researching this on the web.... It seems that the c 60 tach fuel combo is the easiest they say the fuel gauge uses the existing contacts for the old fuel gauge and you have to cut a hole in the back of the cluster for the tach connection

Thank you... What did you do with the fuel gauge?

Ok so has anyone got these tachs to work yet? I'm waiting to pull the trigger