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  1. cucvrus

    Squealing belt / charging issue

    I don't doubt what you say. I just found out over the years many things are more in depth then they appear. Something as simple as an alternator has intricate parts that the laymen can not diagnose or correct. I would say it may be something that was overlooked by you. Not faulting. I spent...
  2. cucvrus

    Squealing belt / charging issue

    When you say I rebuilt the alternator. Do you mean you did it? I had Gen 2 with no light and grounded the brown wire from the voltage regulator and the light lit. I took the Gen 2 alternator to the alternator shop. They mounted it in the bench tester, No light. So Ichanged the alternator with a...
  3. cucvrus

    Squealing belt / charging issue

    I just replaced them all along the past 23 years with what was there when parts failed and that has served me well. I do know that you have to cut the 3/16" spades from the harness and add 1/4" spades. I don't like cutting harnesses and 13G's always worked for me. When they went bad I replaced...
  4. cucvrus

    Squealing belt / charging issue

    The -20 manual for the CUCV has a great 74 page electrical troubleshooting section. The very first thing it says for any electrical issue is to load test your batteries and make sure they are charged. I agree. And you can read it all day. No where in that entire book does it at to bypass the...
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