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  1. DavidWymore

    M35A2 Charging system questions

    Patience. Heat slightly. Soak it with Kroil, or acetone and trans fluid 50/50 mix for a few days. Put an allen insert in it and tap it lightly for a good long while. If you can get a 3/8" air or electric impact, turn the power way down and just let it tap away at it. A few cycles of...
  2. DavidWymore

    M35A2 Charging system questions

    I got tired of fooling with it and left it at 28.4
  3. DavidWymore

    M35A2 Charging system questions

    Read that 12v batts get unhappy and hot and start gassing and losing live at about 14.6
  4. DavidWymore

    M35A2 Charging system questions

    I *think* 12v alts usually charge up to 14.4, and batts take up to 13.8...so yeah makes sense. Here's the pic from the 5 ton link I posted above. I'm going to bump mine up and do some more tests. (At batts, etc.) I wonder if putting out more voltage makes the alternator produce more heat and...
  5. DavidWymore

    M35A2 Charging system questions

    Aha! It figures that as soon as I give up searching and post a question, I find the answer. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?20172-Alternator-Problems-on-5-Ton
  6. DavidWymore

    M35A2 Charging system questions

    Just put a used alt off a 900 series truck on my deuce. I've searched for keywords and skim read through the Alternator TM 9-2920-225-34 twice, as well as searched the forum I can't find the exact procedure for on-the-truck voltage adjustment. Closest I could find was on the testing...
  7. DavidWymore

    M35A2 Charging system questions

    I read online that the voltage should be adjusted to 27.6v. I haven't found it in the TM yet. Can anyone confirm or deny?
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