2 cents Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 okay if you see my previous post I'm having a new problem. after connecting everything the way that the link had showed me my alternator gets hot when everything is connected. anybody have any ideas? I followed the diagram exactly. Sorry to be such a pain in the b*** but I think that I did everything correctly I just don't know what to do at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 cents Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 and if you look at this diagram I found online, I know that's a buick site but it still a gm vehicle it mentioned nothing about jumping from the post to the hot prong on the alternator like in the diagram in my last post alternator conversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 cents Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 and this site right here shows an alternator conversion but from what I can tell from the original diagram the jumper wire goes to the opposite post what do you guys think alternator conversion link number 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black07ss Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I am kind of lost here. In your first post you stated the voltage regulator was mounted on the A/C box. I never saw one mounted there. You may be jumping out the a/c relay? I could be wrong but I thought all 72's had an internal voltage regulator for the alternator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71monteme Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 and this site right here shows an alternator conversion but from what I can tell from the original diagram the jumper wire goes to the opposite post what do you guys think alternator conversion link number 2 if you look close, it is the same terminal on this site as the one Sam showed you. make sure you're looking at the alternator correctly. thanh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maasai2 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I am kind of lost here. In your first post you stated the voltage regulator was mounted on the A/C box. I never saw one mounted there. You may be jumping out the a/c relay? I could be wrong but I thought all 72's had an internal voltage regulator for the alternator. My 72 actually has an external regulator. I found out when I took my alternator in to be rebuilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 cents Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yes. I know a little bit about cars. But not alot.the last post of 'alternator compatibility ?' I stated I found the regulator behind the vacuum canister on the coresupport. After calling the manufacturer today my mistake was using the jumper wire. There were no instructions on converting a system. They assume it is sold as a replacement for a system which has already been converted. Instructions on conversion come in the 'conversion kit' sold separately. Thanks to everyone who helped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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