GrizzlyFox

Not too surprised if both of them are bad. I wasn't too sure how those lights were grounded, but if it is through the brushes then that makes sense. The one on the car definitely has something bad inside it. After removing it, I noticed a rattling noise when shaking it. The spare replacement is pretty crusty so I'm assuming corrosion may have killed something in that one as well. I will report back after the new maxima alt shows up and is installed. Thanks for the help fellas!

88 Gl ea82, aka mountain grizzly mk2. This week on my way home from the garage, I noticed my voltage gauge was just below 12v. Made it home with a dead battery. I figured I would replace the alt the following day, but I'm not sure if the spare I have here is good. My problem seems to be more than the normal failed alternator though. When the key is turned to run, I have no warning lights at all. I've checked all the fuses and fuse links with my power probe and everything checks out. I have a good ground at the alt, battery, and to the body. I swapped on a spare alt, and still have the same issues. I have battery voltage at both pins at the alt, and at the main charge cable. The battery is new, as are the terminals. Am I missing something here? I have a maxima alt on order, but it won't be in for a few days. Even if it turns out this is a wiring issue, I don't mind swaping in an upgrade. This car has 290k on it, and I have no idea if it is still wearing it's factory alternator.

Ea82 carb and intake installed. Electric choke is now working. This car is still hopelessly gutless. Next up is a swap to spfi if I can find the parts.

I've been away from the forum for a while now, and lost my old password and email in the switch around, but here are some updates. Mountain grizzly mk2 is alive and well. It now sports an ea81 pushbar from the desert fox. I've also swapped in heated front seats from a gen 2 outback. I want to swap this to a manual transmission, but I only have a 4 speed duel range and have yet to figure out if that will work. I know the 5 speed is more desirable, but I would rather use what I have available. There are no sources for a 5 speed near me. I believe I have almost everything on hand to make it work aside from a clutch pedal assembly.