dhk
03-10-2003, 05:44 AM
hey all
ive got a question. in the form of a story... or something like that.
this afternoon i jumped in my 76 galant to drive home. i turned the ignition to on and all seems fine. turn further and the car starts like a charm, but the charge light stays on. now when the ignition is on before starting the motor, the charge light isnt on, car still starts fine, and charge light is on while engine runs.
its never happened before. i managed to get a very brief talk with a friend in and he said that its most likely to do with the alternator. light on while engine on means alternators not charging. all he had time to say was to check that the wires on the alternator were connected. all is good. well... yeah. being fairly new to cars (aiming to change that!) i dont even know what the alternator looks like! i have a fair idea of what it might be, but i want to be sure. there is a green wire hanging around what i think the alternator might be, that looks like it was attached to something, but i cant be sure where. standing at the front of the car its a cylindrical shaped 'thing' behind the battery. would this be the alternator?? if this is the case, that green wire might be my problem. does anyone know what to hook it up to? (is it an earth wire?)
if im looking in the wrong direction completely can someone point me in the right direction?
cheers
ive got a question. in the form of a story... or something like that.
this afternoon i jumped in my 76 galant to drive home. i turned the ignition to on and all seems fine. turn further and the car starts like a charm, but the charge light stays on. now when the ignition is on before starting the motor, the charge light isnt on, car still starts fine, and charge light is on while engine runs.
its never happened before. i managed to get a very brief talk with a friend in and he said that its most likely to do with the alternator. light on while engine on means alternators not charging. all he had time to say was to check that the wires on the alternator were connected. all is good. well... yeah. being fairly new to cars (aiming to change that!) i dont even know what the alternator looks like! i have a fair idea of what it might be, but i want to be sure. there is a green wire hanging around what i think the alternator might be, that looks like it was attached to something, but i cant be sure where. standing at the front of the car its a cylindrical shaped 'thing' behind the battery. would this be the alternator?? if this is the case, that green wire might be my problem. does anyone know what to hook it up to? (is it an earth wire?)
if im looking in the wrong direction completely can someone point me in the right direction?
cheers