Recent content by travis8352

i will try that when i fire it up today. i know i will need to rebuild alt 1 im just wondering if what im experiencing is normal for gen 2

batteries should be fine they are brand new. i know i will need to rebuild atleast alt 1 im just trying to gain more knowledge on these alternators. ive been researching but i keep confusing myself

when i revved it yesterday the voltage at the rear battery was over 14 volts. i wasnt the one checking the voltage so i dont know the exact voltage but it was over 14. the front battery was at 12.12

yes i do. when i revved it and the lights turned off the battery was at 14. something volts. i had my brother checking voltage while i revved it so im not sure on the exact voltage. but while i was typing this post i went out to check on the truck as i had left it idling the gen 2 light was off...

my trucks wiring is stock and it is still 24v. when i turn the key, power on, engine is off. both gen 1 and gen 2 lights are on. engine starts my gen 1 and gen 2 lights are still on. i rev the engine and the gen 2 light turns off but gen 1 stays on. as soon as i let off the gen 2 light is back...

the alternators were not charging when i parked it either. its had this issue since i bought it in september 2015. i just parked it for the winter and then when i started it up and drove it around and shut it off and tried restarting it and it barely would crank over i knew i had to fix the...

not sure ill have to look into it. im going to be replacing the batteries with some nice 1000 cca batteries soon.

so today i started my m1008 after letting it sit for 2 months and after i drove it around the yard for a while and shut it off i went to restart it and it started up again and i let it idle for a while and shut it off, tried to restart it again and it would barely turn over. batteries were all...

thanks. no i have not downloaded the TMs yet but i will take a look.

only gen 2 light comes on. ill check on the fan belts tomorrow

i have a 1985 chevy m1008 cucv. its got 48000 miles and i bought it september 2015 and parked it for the winter. today i finally got it running after letting it sit all winter and i got it running and drove it around for a little bit fiddled with getting my brake lights and blinkers working and...