Hello all,
New to the forum. I picked up a 69 Ford 2000 a while ago. I was out cutting the field last weekend and the alternator/generator had smoke billowing out of it. I made it back to the garage and parked it. I assumed I fried the generator/alternator. I ordered a new one. it came in and installed everything again. i hooked up the positive battery cable and then the negative. As soon as i touch the negative i get a lot of sparks which i was taught, it means i have something shorting out somewhere. I checked the voltage on the battery before i hook up the terminals and it reads 12.48, after i hook up the terminals, it reads 11.3 so definitely a draw on the battery. i started looking at the generator Regulator and noticed that when i touched the one connector it sparked. it turns out its the #2 terminal which looking at the diagram is the starter solenoid. i cleaned the terminals on the regulator and still the same thing, sparks on the battery terminal. If I disconnect the #2 from the regulator and put the battery terminal on, i get no sparks and no draw on the battery. if I leave it hooked up and try and turn the key, the starter will turn so i assume the starter and solenoid are ok. Does this mean the Voltage/generator regularator is bad? Sorry for the long post but i have been chasing this for a week now and am puzzled. Thanks
Ed
New to the forum. I picked up a 69 Ford 2000 a while ago. I was out cutting the field last weekend and the alternator/generator had smoke billowing out of it. I made it back to the garage and parked it. I assumed I fried the generator/alternator. I ordered a new one. it came in and installed everything again. i hooked up the positive battery cable and then the negative. As soon as i touch the negative i get a lot of sparks which i was taught, it means i have something shorting out somewhere. I checked the voltage on the battery before i hook up the terminals and it reads 12.48, after i hook up the terminals, it reads 11.3 so definitely a draw on the battery. i started looking at the generator Regulator and noticed that when i touched the one connector it sparked. it turns out its the #2 terminal which looking at the diagram is the starter solenoid. i cleaned the terminals on the regulator and still the same thing, sparks on the battery terminal. If I disconnect the #2 from the regulator and put the battery terminal on, i get no sparks and no draw on the battery. if I leave it hooked up and try and turn the key, the starter will turn so i assume the starter and solenoid are ok. Does this mean the Voltage/generator regularator is bad? Sorry for the long post but i have been chasing this for a week now and am puzzled. Thanks
Ed