Charging System Problem: All Idiot Lights ON

[Phoenix7]

Originally Posted by RETed

Dude, get a voltmeter to monitor system voltage...

That "feedback" plug sometimes gets loose.


-Ted

Originally Posted by RETed

Looks like the feedback wire / plug wasn't pushed all the way in. :P


-Ted

Now, I thought the feedback wire was the plug that snaps into the alternator. Did you mean the wire underneath the rubber cover????? You may have been right all along, I just didn't know it.

Originally Posted by My5ABaby

Is that not a metal piece (screw type thing) running through the cracked part? If so, how would the plastic being cracked affect it?

Regardless, if you replace it, crack it open and let me know.

yes, it is a metal rod that is encased in hard plastic. I didn't think it had much to do with it but it's still broken so I couldn't rule it out until today.

I went to the alternator place that rebuilt my alternator and the guy said that the wire going to the B terminal was loose, even though it looked and felt tight. I'm going to cut the wires, install a new ring terminal and make sure it's tight. It should fix the problem. Update after work is done.