Hello girls and boys, as i was driving today generator light came on. Check the belt, found it ok and pretended that everything was ok until i got home
Following haynes tbs i removed the two wires from the generator, connect them together and measured between them and Gen body or any other ground on the car and i got 4.9V According to haynes i have to check the armature.
Have to say that this voltage is with ignition on but also with the engine run at high or idle speed. So i guess that my generator has no output. Best scenario is worn brushes so what i want to ask is if i have to remove the generator or i just can check them with gen attached to the engine and just remove the pulley and open the brush holder somehow.
Also i have measure battery voltage and it was the same 13.1v with the engine on or off.
I wonder what distance can you cover with the Gen off. I have done around 30 kilometers with it.
Thomas
Following haynes tbs i removed the two wires from the generator, connect them together and measured between them and Gen body or any other ground on the car and i got 4.9V According to haynes i have to check the armature.
Have to say that this voltage is with ignition on but also with the engine run at high or idle speed. So i guess that my generator has no output. Best scenario is worn brushes so what i want to ask is if i have to remove the generator or i just can check them with gen attached to the engine and just remove the pulley and open the brush holder somehow.
Also i have measure battery voltage and it was the same 13.1v with the engine on or off.
I wonder what distance can you cover with the Gen off. I have done around 30 kilometers with it.
Thomas