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My new (<1000 mi.) alternator went out today, it had a bad diode, they said. Anyway I also found the fusible link (?) (black wire that goes from wiring harness to starter and hooks up same place as pos. battery cable) was worn and corroded. Put the new alternator in and replaced that wire, and now I'm not sure if the battery just isn't charged yet, but I get almost full scale deflection on the ammeter with rpm and just slight rise at idle. Also my lights (int. and ext.) get brighter and fan runs faster at rpm.
I don't know if its related, but when I put my dash back together I accidentally reversed the high beam and alternator leads under the dash. 4 headlight switches later my high beams still don't work. Is there any other wiring I might check?
Thanks in advance.
Mike
My new (<1000 mi.) alternator went out today, it had a bad diode, they said. Anyway I also found the fusible link (?) (black wire that goes from wiring harness to starter and hooks up same place as pos. battery cable) was worn and corroded. Put the new alternator in and replaced that wire, and now I'm not sure if the battery just isn't charged yet, but I get almost full scale deflection on the ammeter with rpm and just slight rise at idle. Also my lights (int. and ext.) get brighter and fan runs faster at rpm.
I don't know if its related, but when I put my dash back together I accidentally reversed the high beam and alternator leads under the dash. 4 headlight switches later my high beams still don't work. Is there any other wiring I might check?
Thanks in advance.
Mike