[MBZ] 2.5 turbo alternator adventure

2009-11-01 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
So a few weeks ago messing with my new 90 2.5, I discover it is not charging. I swap in a different regulator and it still does not charge. The regulator that was on there had really short brushes, the one I put on had long ones. Anyway, I go to pull the alternator only to discover the

Re: [MBZ] 2.5 turbo alternator adventure

2009-11-01 Thread WILTON
Don't drain it - suck it out via the dipstick tube. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 6:59 PM Subject: [MBZ] 2.5 turbo alternator adventure So a few weeks ago messing

Re: [MBZ] 2.5 turbo alternator adventure

2009-11-01 Thread Mitch Haley
If you have no dash lights, how is the initial field current supposed to go through the alternator indicator lamp to the regulator to make the alternator work? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] 2.5 turbo alternator adventure

2009-11-01 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
: [MBZ] 2.5 turbo alternator adventure So a few weeks ago messing with my new 90 2.5, I discover it is not charging. I swap in a different regulator and it still does not charge. The regulator that was on there had really short brushes, the one I put on had long ones. Anyway, I go to pull

Re: [MBZ] 2.5 turbo alternator adventure

2009-11-01 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
how would I know. With the regulator in there that works, all the lights lite up now. Mitch Haley wrote: If you have no dash lights, how is the initial field current supposed to go through the alternator indicator lamp to the regulator to make the alternator work? Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] 2.5 turbo alternator adventure

2009-11-01 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: how would I know. With the regulator in there that works, all the lights lite up now. OK, so it was the regulator, not the fuses. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 2.5 turbo alternator adventure

2009-11-01 Thread Curt Raymond
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