1984 Ford F 150 "max problems alternator" Questions

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...alternator has/had a seperate regulator control box and a wire had chaffed which was touching the body causing the regulator box to think Battery totally flat so pushing max amps through the system ...

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...the max voltage is for your car. replace alternator have field problem. best replace whole alternator with new voltage regu;ator. i would replace battery cables also if they are old as the

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...max their not charging and they keep showing low output Ive checked every wire that I can see for a short and Ive found nothing I was wondering if there might be an external voltage regulator ...

max sedan turn the key to start and nothing happens. Is it a computer problem. New batt and 184000 miles regularly maintained. When turn key a ***** sound comes from the fuse box area. If I persist in

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...max that Ive replaced the alternator on 4 times, Ive went through every wire on the truck looking for a short and found nothing, I was wondering if there was an external voltage regulator that Ive ...

...Route it around the Crank Shaft pully, to the Water pump pully and the Alternator pully adjust the belt tension at the Alternator set screw.& bolt  Works Great...  HAPPY MIGHTY MAX

...was good. car still acts as if it has a bad alternator. im stumped Use a bottle of yellow HEET dry gas to remove any moisture problem in the fuel. Clean / replace air filter. Top off ATF to MAX

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...alternator, did you test it with a load bank that pulls max amps from system? I suspect either the connectors to the alternator are loose or the alternator has a bad diode in the rectifier bridge ...

Alternator = 13.7 V DC - 14.8 V DC MAX. are you sure NO internal shorttings inside the ECM. How to Test a Car's Alternator http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI0SBtmSjHg&feature =related Diagnosing an

...external to the alternator that is the problem alternators will put out unlimited voltage and amperage if the regulator is faulty have the regulator bench tested as max volts is 14.8 volts ...

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