All,
My 77 240D battery is draining every couple days. It
occurs with a couple different good batteries, so it's
either the charging system or a current drain. Is
there a simple way to check the alternater and voltage
regulator? I only have a small multimeter.
Thanks,
Bruce
Bruce
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On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:50:46 -0700 (PDT) B Dike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> All,
>
> My 77 240D battery is draining every couple days. It
> occurs with a couple different good batteries, so it's
> either the charging system or a current drain. Is
> there a simple way to check the alternater an
If pulling fuses doesn't stop it, it may be a bad diode in the alt. Just
went through that with the TD. In that case, the charging indicator light
sometimes would glow with the car shut off and the key out. The light may
be dim enough that is noticeable only after dark. If your light is on w
Craig McCluskey wrote:
>
> If the voltage is correct, turn everything in the car off and then connect
> a light bulb in series with the ground lead to the battery. If the light
> bulb glows, you have a drain. Pull fuses until the bulb goes out, then
> investigate the circuits for the last fuse you
On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:16:27 -0500 Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> In that case, find a used alt, put new brushes/regulator on it and
> change out the unit. They wanted about $250 for a reman at the mcparts
> stores.
There are those on this list who have had abysmal success with the mc
I was not advocating buying from mcparts. Just stating the price range. I
was hundreds of miles from home, and couldn't sit until parts came from
Rusty, no matter how fast he is. Besides it was a weekend, and nothing
would have shipped until Monday.
At 10:41 PM 9/26/2005, you wrote:
On Mon
B Dike wrote:
All,
My 77 240D battery is draining every couple days. It
occurs with a couple different good batteries, so it's
either the charging system or a current drain. Is
there a simple way to check the alternater and voltage
regulator? I only have a small multimeter.
If a replacement
Mitch Haley wrote:
Craig McCluskey wrote:
If the car has automatic climate control, my bet is the servo isn't parking.
That fuse may be in an inline holder separate from the fuse box.
I don't believe that the 240D ever came with the servo controlled
climate control system. We ARE still talk
That's correct Marshall. The climate controls are
manual in this car - 77 240D.
Also, I didn't see any mention in the thread about a
voltage regulator...any way to isolate and test it?
Thanks,
Bruce
--- Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mitch Haley wrote:
> > Craig McCluskey wrote
B Dike wrote:
That's correct Marshall. The climate controls are
manual in this car - 77 240D.
Also, I didn't see any mention in the thread about a
voltage regulator...any way to isolate and test it?
The regulator should hold the charge voltage below about 14-14.4 V under
any condition. T
On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 11:34:11PM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote:
> Craig McCluskey wrote:
> >
> > If the voltage is correct, turn everything in the car off and then connect
> > a light bulb in series with the ground lead to the battery. If the light
> > bulb glows, you have a drain. Pull fuses until t
No, the 240D did not.
Marshall Booth wrote:
Mitch Haley wrote:
Craig McCluskey wrote:
If the car has automatic climate control, my bet is the servo isn't parking.
That fuse may be in an inline holder separate from the fuse box.
I don't believe that the 240D ever came with the servo con
I think I found the problem. The alternator isn't
generating any current. The barcode label on it says
"World Class Remanufacturing". Thanks all for the
help.
Bruce
--- Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> B Dike wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > My 77 240D battery is draining every couple days
When I needed a alternator for mine the prices were usually around $100 for a
remanufactured one and thats a genuine Bosch. Thats a 55 amp so they aren't
overly expensive
B Dike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I think I found the problem. The alternator isn't
>generating any current. The barcode
did you pull the VR and make sure it's not just worn out brushes?
isildur
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, B Dike wrote:
> I think I found the problem. The alternator isn't
> generating any current. The barcode label on it says
> "World Class Remanufacturing". Thanks all for the
> help.
>
> Bruce
>
>
Yes, the brushes looked fine, just like those in the
picture Marshall posted.
B.
--- "G.E." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> did you pull the VR and make sure it's not just worn
> out brushes?
>
> isildur
>
> On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, B Dike wrote:
>
> > I think I found the problem. The alternator i
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