'97 charge system problem

[adsm08]

Ranger, give it up. Even the shop manual says not to do that because it can fry modules. You are just defending a bad position, by yourself, and losing badly. Everyone else who has chimed in on this has disagreed with you. You're wrong, you lose this one, admit it. We all have bad ideas/do dumb stuff and get away with it.

I've run a die over suspension bolts and then re-used them. Dumb idea. I got away with it.

I saw a guy get a van in with trans fluid in the brake reservoir. He flushed it out and got away with it. Bad idea.

I've seen guys tear beads on lo-pro tires and then slap bead sealer over it, blow 'em up, and run em out the door. Bad idea. They got away with it.

Point is, even Ford says you are wrong. Just chill and take your loss like a man and move on to the next battle.

 

[R***A**N**G**E***R]

Ranger, give it up. Even the shop manual says not to do that because it can fry modules. You are just defending a bad position, by yourself, and losing badly.

Everyone else who has chimed in on this has disagreed with you.

You're wrong, you lose this one, admit it. We all have bad ideas/do dumb stuff and get away with it.

I've run a die over suspension bolts and then re-used them. Dumb idea. I got away with it.

I saw a guy get a van in with trans fluid in the brake reservoir. He flushed it out and got away with it. Bad idea.

I've seen guys tear beads on lo-pro tires and then slap bead sealer over it, blow 'em up, and run em out the door. Bad idea. They got away with it.

Point is, even Ford says you are wrong. Just chill and take your loss like a man and move on to the next battle.

So!!

 

[TheTopher]

Gotta give you credit for your resolve, mate. The only other people who can argue a losing battle so hard are my ex girlfriends.

 

[R***A**N**G**E***R]

Gotta give you credit for your resolve, mate. The only other people who can argue a losing battle so hard are my ex girlfriends.

I am not arguing anything, it works and doesn't harm anything. PERIOD!!!

 

[Bob Ayers]

Gotta give you credit for your resolve, mate. The only other people who can argue a losing battle so hard are my ex girlfriends.

This guy is pathetic, he isn't capable of learning anything either!!

 

[R***A**N**G**E***R]

This guy is pathetic, he isn't capable of learning anything either!!

No, you are wrong

 

[Bob Ayers]

No, you are wrong

Let's try this........if this doesn't work, then your a real basket case:


Click on the URL below, then

click on the folder "FittingInstructions" then

click on "Alternators 6 languages. pdf" and see if you can comprehend
what's written on page 2


www.remyinc.eu.com/PDF/Downloads

 

[R***A**N**G**E***R]

Let's try this........if this doesn't work, then your a real basket case:


Click on the URL below, then

click on the folder "FittingInstructions" then

click on "Alternators 6 languages. pdf" and see if you can comprehend
what's written on page 2


www.remyinc.eu.com/PDF/Downloads

NO

 

[TheTopher]

Hell now you sound like my current girlfriend. Sorry dude I know it's demeaning, but it has to be said. Just take a deep breath and realize that we're all Ford RBV guys. We're all on the same team, mate. Just take a deep breath, this ain't a big deal.

 

[R***A**N**G**E***R]

Hell now you sound like my current girlfriend. Sorry dude I know it's demeaning, but it has to be said. Just take a deep breath and realize that we're all Ford RBV guys. We're all on the same team, mate. Just take a deep breath, this ain't a big deal.

I think you might be confused about something, I breath just fine!! THANKS

 

[TheTopher]

Can't say I didn't try.

 

[R***A**N**G**E***R]

Can't say I didn't try.

Right

 

[WJC97]

Is the Remy an internal voltage regulator ?
Your original had the regulator internal with the brushes, correct?

Yeah, it's the 95 amp integral regulator model. I'm getting no output at all from the new one, not just low. The big fusible battery return line (B+) is OK. I haven't checked the smaller 14 gauge wires coming off the regulator plug. Charge gauge is low and the battery light is on, if I understood exactly how they are set I could nail it down to instrumentation wiring. Unfortunately the Haynes charge system diagram is lame. I'll try the I and S circuit tests today.

The schematic shows the alternator as self-grounded, through the engine bolts I guess. Is that correct?

 

[WJC97]

Problem solved. My own dumbass made things more difficult than necessary (as usual). At some point I blew the 15 amp A-cirucit fuse in the CCRM, which I had previously checked. Going back through the diagnostics found it. I probably popped it when I put the new brushes into the old alternator and forgot to pull out the retaining pin, shorting them out.

New alternator is putting out 14.6, and it's nice and quiet so I guess that's worth $230. Thanks for the replies.

 

[TaddeoEG]

Problem solved. My own dumbass made things more difficult than necessary (as usual). At some point I blew the 15 amp A-cirucit fuse in the CCRM, which I had previously checked. Going back through the diagnostics found it. I probably popped it when I put the new brushes into the old alternator and forgot to pull out the retaining pin, shorting them out.

New alternator is putting out 14.6, and it's nice and quiet so I guess that's worth $230. Thanks for the replies.

Congrats on finding it. I do that kind of stuff all the time. Just cause the whatever was fine last time it was checked doesn't mean its STILL fine, especially after changing out other related stuff!

Good job going back to basics and walking through it all.