2002 Alternator
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2002 Alternator First I Would like to say thanks to all for this site. Although I do not post much, I do read from it quite a bit.
So I own a 2002 ws6, Coming home the other day when I looked down and noticed my volt gauge was low, around 10, when I got home it was at 8 or so. As i'm pulling in the driveway it kicks in and starts charging, then quits again. Well its 1 of those Lmtd Lifetime Wrntys from ******* Auto, so I pull it off head up to the store. Confident its the voltage regulator but they have to check it first in order to replace. The guy runs it on the machine and it test fine. 14.7+. I had him check it 3 times. All Good. so I reinstalled it and started checking all my wiring. Rebuilt the exciter harness so I would know it wasnt a connection problem. All the way back to the CPU. 10.2 volts from the exciter with it unplugged from the Alt. 1.23 while plugged in. still no charge. I have another CPU, put that in and same issue. Confused after 5 hours straght. I decided that I would take it into my own hands and definitely make it not work, took it apart and cut the brush wires, (dont tell on me) took it back to another store and guess what, it checked out good. So I spoke with manager who did an override and let me get another. I checked the exciter voltage with it plugged in and now im at 7+. As soon as I started the car it started to charge. Idled for about 10min at 14.8 and has been fine since!
So...The moral of the story is dont always trust what the POS Test machines tell you!! 5+ hours of headache
Thanks for letting me rant
So I own a 2002 ws6, Coming home the other day when I looked down and noticed my volt gauge was low, around 10, when I got home it was at 8 or so. As i'm pulling in the driveway it kicks in and starts charging, then quits again. Well its 1 of those Lmtd Lifetime Wrntys from ******* Auto, so I pull it off head up to the store. Confident its the voltage regulator but they have to check it first in order to replace. The guy runs it on the machine and it test fine. 14.7+. I had him check it 3 times. All Good. so I reinstalled it and started checking all my wiring. Rebuilt the exciter harness so I would know it wasnt a connection problem. All the way back to the CPU. 10.2 volts from the exciter with it unplugged from the Alt. 1.23 while plugged in. still no charge. I have another CPU, put that in and same issue. Confused after 5 hours straght. I decided that I would take it into my own hands and definitely make it not work, took it apart and cut the brush wires, (dont tell on me) took it back to another store and guess what, it checked out good. So I spoke with manager who did an override and let me get another. I checked the exciter voltage with it plugged in and now im at 7+. As soon as I started the car it started to charge. Idled for about 10min at 14.8 and has been fine since!
So...The moral of the story is dont always trust what the POS Test machines tell you!! 5+ hours of headache
Thanks for letting me rant
Teching In
Joined: Jun 2019
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First I Would like to say thanks to all for this site. Although I do not post much, I do read from it quite a bit.
So I own a 2002 ws6, Coming home the other day when I looked down and noticed my volt gauge was low, around 10, when I got home it was at 8 or so. As i'm pulling in the driveway it kicks in and starts charging, then quits again. Well its 1 of those Lmtd Lifetime Wrntys from ******* Auto, so I pull it off head up to the store. Confident its the voltage regulator but they have to check it first in order to replace. The guy runs it on the machine and it test fine. 14.7+. I had him check it 3 times. All Good. so I reinstalled it and started checking all my wiring. Rebuilt the exciter harness so I would know it wasnt a connection problem. All the way back to the CPU. 10.2 volts from the exciter with it unplugged from the Alt. 1.23 while plugged in. still no charge. I have another CPU, put that in and same issue. Confused after 5 hours straght. I decided that I would take it into my own hands and definitely make it not work, took it apart and cut the brush wires, (dont tell on me) took it back to another store and guess what, it checked out good. So I spoke with manager who did an override and let me get another. I checked the exciter voltage with it plugged in and now im at 7+. As soon as I started the car it started to charge. Idled for about 10min at 14.8 and has been fine since!
So...The moral of the story is dont always trust what the POS Test machines tell you!! 5+ hours of headache
Thanks for letting me rant
So I own a 2002 ws6, Coming home the other day when I looked down and noticed my volt gauge was low, around 10, when I got home it was at 8 or so. As i'm pulling in the driveway it kicks in and starts charging, then quits again. Well its 1 of those Lmtd Lifetime Wrntys from ******* Auto, so I pull it off head up to the store. Confident its the voltage regulator but they have to check it first in order to replace. The guy runs it on the machine and it test fine. 14.7+. I had him check it 3 times. All Good. so I reinstalled it and started checking all my wiring. Rebuilt the exciter harness so I would know it wasnt a connection problem. All the way back to the CPU. 10.2 volts from the exciter with it unplugged from the Alt. 1.23 while plugged in. still no charge. I have another CPU, put that in and same issue. Confused after 5 hours straght. I decided that I would take it into my own hands and definitely make it not work, took it apart and cut the brush wires, (dont tell on me) took it back to another store and guess what, it checked out good. So I spoke with manager who did an override and let me get another. I checked the exciter voltage with it plugged in and now im at 7+. As soon as I started the car it started to charge. Idled for about 10min at 14.8 and has been fine since!
So...The moral of the story is dont always trust what the POS Test machines tell you!! 5+ hours of headache
Thanks for letting me rant
