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BR3W CITY · 06-13-2014, 01:48 PM

Are you getting belt-slip on the front accessories? Can you see the p/s pump "churning" the fluid, or does it sit static?

I have seen a couple (not many) swaps in which the idle is set so low (or so erratic) that the alt doesn't put out consistent current...but it would show up as SOMETHING, not just 0.

Are you sure the wiring/plug is correct? There were two styles, depending on the year of the alternator. Originally, I got the wrong one and couldn't make a useful connection to the alt. If you look at my build (somewhere around the first 1/3), I show the alt and the plugs it had (and needed).

06-13-2014, 01:48 PM	#2
BR3W CITY meowMEOWmeowMEOW Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MKE WI Posts: 7,128	Re: Alternator and Power Steering Issues with my 5.3 Are you getting belt-slip on the front accessories? Can you see the p/s pump "churning" the fluid, or does it sit static? I have seen a couple (not many) swaps in which the idle is set so low (or so erratic) that the alt doesn't put out consistent current...but it would show up as SOMETHING, not just 0. Are you sure the wiring/plug is correct? There were two styles, depending on the year of the alternator. Originally, I got the wrong one and couldn't make a useful connection to the alt. If you look at my build (somewhere around the first 1/3), I show the alt and the plugs it had (and needed). __________________ *'66 Short Step / SD Tuned / Big Cam LQ4 / Backhalfed /Built 4l80e / #REBUILDEVERYTHING* MY BUILD THE H8RDCPTR //\\ MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL REV J HD