So finally after a trip to California the saga continues.
Today I put a new regulator in, 2 screws yeah but... The belly pan has to come off the cover over the alt has to come off, thats 4 nuts 1 of which has to come out from the top. Then: The old regulator looked good, the brushes were about 1/16" shorter (maybe not quite 1/16") than the new in box I had on the shelf. I put the new one in anyway, I figured while I was there and all. Spent a little time cleaning the rings with contact cleaner on a rag before I installed. Fired up and, nothing. Same 12.5v I was seeing at rest. Decided I'd call my Indy to see what the warranty is and call CarQuest to price a new one. Pulled the paperwork and realize that this was a NEW(!) alternator to the tune of $331.62 not quite 2 years ago. Called the Indy, he wasn't there, we'll see what he says but I suspect he'll warranty that. IIRC he upsold me into the new alt based on the 4 or 5 refurbs we had to put into my '83 240D to get one that worked right. Edit: I'm reasonably sure something else is going on, either I screwed up installing the regulator (quite possible) or something else entirely, now I have no warning lights or fuel gauge. Unfortunately I didn't check to see if they worked before I pulled the regulator, sloppy of me. Does the gauge cluster ground through the regulator? -Curt --- On Fri, 12/14/12, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Warning lights? > To: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > Date: Friday, December 14, 2012, 2:48 PM > So finally after a trip to California > the saga continues. > > Today I put a new regulator in, 2 screws yeah but... > The belly pan has to come off > the cover over the alt has to come off, thats 4 nuts 1 of > which has to come out from the top. > > Then: The old regulator looked good, the brushes were about > 1/16" shorter (maybe not quite 1/16") than the new in box I > had on the shelf. I put the new one in anyway, I figured > while I was there and all. Spent a little time cleaning the > rings with contact cleaner on a rag before I installed. > Fired up and, nothing. Same 12.5v I was seeing at rest. > > Decided I'd call my Indy to see what the warranty is and > call CarQuest to price a new one. Pulled the paperwork and > realize that this was a NEW(!) alternator to the tune of > $331.62 not quite 2 years ago. Called the Indy, he wasn't > there, we'll see what he says but I suspect he'll warranty > that. IIRC he upsold me into the new alt based on the 4 or 5 > refurbs we had to put into my '83 240D to get one that > worked right. > > -Curt > > --- On Thu, 12/6/12, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > From: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Warning lights? > > To: "Diesel List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Date: Thursday, December 6, 2012, 1:12 PM > > How? > > > > -Curt > > > > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 20:30:53 -0600 > > From: OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Warning lights? > > Message-ID: > > > > <canzcij_frfgnkikv54retzw20xi1g9tud_ky2tbosp3+saa...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > Clean the slip rings before you put the new regulator > in - > > BTDT. > > > > On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 8:19 PM, Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net>wrote: > > > > > Typical failure of the regulators, BUT sometimes > it's > > more. A new > > > regulator will tell you, as it will restore full > > function if that's all > > > that's wrong (and usually it's only the brushes > > anyway), but if that > > > doesn't work, it's new alternator time. > > > > > > Regulator is on the bottom of the alternator, two > > screws. Use something > > > to push the brushes back when putting the new one > in, > > it's possible to get > > > them hung up. > > > > > > Peter > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
