mudduck Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Heres whats going on. When driving down the road, the volts will drop down to about 10 volts, then go back to normal. I have checked the alt and it checks out fine. Had three different places check it out, and they all say its fine. All my connections tht I can see seem fine. Bad ground? After the problem started, I get alot of engine noise through the sterio and my cb. Also, my amp for my cb isn't working correctly all the time, whick also started at the same time that this charging problem started. I have checked the belt, and its tight, and all the connections to the alt are claen and making good contact. Anyone got any I deas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Sounds like a bad ground to me. The chassis-to-battery connection on older Soobs is a joke. Try cleaning the terminals or beefing it up with some better wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 sounds to me like the brushes in the alternator are about shot and doing the intermittent charge routine I have had this on more that one EA82 alt (I guess that is what it is no car specifically given) When they get worn so short they occasionally loose contact with the slip ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROGDOR! Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 I've had the same problem Skip described- definitely worth looking into. Also have had grounding problems. Always a good idea to run a couple big beefy ground wires from the bellhousing to the chassis as well. More cowbell never hurts either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Checker Auto, told me they had a rebuild kit for the Subie Alternators. Has anyone had any luck with the rebuild kits? Are they tough to do? Is a JY alt a better gamble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSPFI Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Could be a voltage regulator... most are internal meaning you might need another alternator.. but before you go doin all that, check the connections at the back of the alternator.. ive had the wire back there get cut about 3/4 of the way through and it caused an irratic charge reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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