Zac, It's unlikely that your wiring is wrong on a Bosch alternator, they are so simple to hook up.
The Bat wire is the thick White one The Ind wire is the small Yellow one The Earth is Black make sure the Hitachi voltage reg plug is disconnected (usually near stock battery position on the tower) and you splice the Ind wire (yellow) from the alternator into the loom at the old reg plug (White/Red trace) and that's it done. Check the "common" fuse in the box and check the connection in the big white wire going into the fuse box and check the connection of the white wire at the starter motor. Check the engine earth is secure and also the body earth that near where the Hitachi reg was bolted on to the strut tower. Ind light glowing under load usually tells me the voltage reg is stuffed or the brushes are arcing under load. To check visually if your alternator is charging without any meters, start the engine and turn on your headlights, rev the engine up to 2K rpm and the light shout go bright and then return to idle and the lights should dim slightly. regards Terry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2001 9:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bosch alternator wiring Hi guys, I seem to be experiencing problems with my Bosch alternator. I have had it out and tested, it made over 13v easily but amps was a little high (not sure what that means, the tester just commented on it). I am thinking perhaps the wiring is wrong? Can someone go through the wiring method again with me? Are there some other wires on the loom that I need to plug/remove? Unfortunately the loom is not original, I replaced it with one from an auto vehicle. Not sure what year though. thanks, zac --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
