On Mon, 8 Jul 2013, Steelwings wrote: > Do yourself a really big favor. Shit-can that Ducellier and get one of > the big amp upgrades from DMC or John Hervey or Grady. That Deucy > isn’t worth the trouble and it is likely the root of most of your > problems in the first place. (That would also still be true if it was in > perfect working condition as well so rebuilding it won’t help you.) > They are worthless from the get-go. Just way too weak for the job. Just > my two cents worth....... I'm aware of the reputation and the fact its output just simply isn't up to par and I agree with you... except right now I'm trying to save up for a rebuilt CPR, not an alternator that _I_ broke. But I hear you, definitely. - JP > From: JP Hindin > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:50 AM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] I'm a colossal nitwit. > > > > So, first step in figuring out where my voltage was going (for the low > voltage at the fuel pump and apparently alternater voltage not getting > 'into' the car), I decided I was going to go on a cleaning binge and pop > off all the terminals I could find (within reason) and start scrubbing > things up to get some good contact and blob some dielectric grease. > > I started with the alternator, whose B+ terminal was quite badly rusted. I > wire-brushed it, WD40d it, let it soak for a half hour, WD40d it again, > and then promptly sheared the bugger. > > I have the original Ducellier alternator in it, and there's a guy local to > here that rebuilds alternators, generators and magnetos, so I figured I'd > pop it off and have him replace the stud. Here began a MASSIVE pain in the > neck to pull it. The other bolts were easily undone, so no harm there, but > I just COULD NOT remove the clip that goes into the brush module. I > couldn't even figure out if I was supposed to pinch or pry apart. After > literally dismantling the alternator under the car and removing the brush > module entirely, I figured it out (the clip was slightly warped, which > meant it required a massive amount of pressure to release)... but since I > was under the car, holding the alternator up by one hand and in huge > amounts of pain so the whole alternator wasn't hanging from the brush > module clip wires... as I'd already undone it thinking I'd just flip it > over and it would be "obvious" how to remove it and was carrying its full > weight... well, it would be fair to say I was in a rush. > > I don't suppose someone could take a picture of the back of their > alternator and post it so I can figure out where to mount the noise > suppressing cap? I remember the ring connector goes around the B+, but I > can't remember where its base mounted. > > Oh, and of course, AFTER removing it, I discovered that the B+ terminal > has a pair of 1/4" shims on it - so I didn't need to remove the alternator > at all, I could've just removed one of the shims and tidied up the sheared > end. (At least this way I can clean the heck out of everything easily, > but, wow, what a lesson). > > <groan> > > - JP > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/