Alternator Not Charging Battery

No grinding then. Just grounding strap


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Also DeLorean Performance has been amazing through this whole process.


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Originally Posted by Ron

... disconnect the pigtail (Brown with Yellow stripe wire) and tap it to ground (the alternator's casing is a good place).

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Originally Posted by Ron

Since the light never comes on, it makes no sense to pull the alternator without grounding the Brown/Yellow wire and seeing if it comes on, first.

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...Did you ever tap the brown with yellow stripe wire on ground to see if the battery light goes on and off (key on)?

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Originally Posted by Midnight Specialist

I think I figured it out. There is no ground to the alternator.

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:banghead:

:rofl:

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Originally Posted by Ron

:banghead:

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Give that man a cigar!

I actually responded to your Facebook post about this issue stating if the HEIM Joints in the tensioner had teflon inserts in them, they would prevent a ground, glad that this was the issue.

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Originally Posted by dmcman73

I actually responded to your Facebook post about this issue stating if the HEIM Joints in the tensioner had teflon inserts in them, they would prevent a ground, glad that this was the issue.

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...assuming the block was grounded, the bracket should have grounded it.

50/50 it's not over...

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Originally Posted by Ron

...assuming the block was grounded, the bracket should have grounded it.

50/50 it's not over...

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The DPI bracket he was using was anodized which basically has the same characteristics of corrosion on a contact so the ground would have been poor. Add the Teflon "insulators" in the Heim joints and you have a ton of resistance to ground causing a ton of issues.

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Originally Posted by Ron

...assuming the block was grounded, the bracket should have grounded it.

50/50 it's not over...

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I was just thinking the same. I run that tensioner and have no problems.

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Originally Posted by dmcman73

The DPI bracket he was using was anodized which basically has the same characteristics of corrosion on a contact so the ground would have been poor. Add the Teflon "insulators" in the Heim joints and you have a ton of resistance to ground causing a ton of issues.

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Ah, didn't know that...I'll go 90/10 then. :smile: