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« Reply #20 on: January 01, 2022, 04:52:22 PM » |
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Sorry. Generator. Take a photo of the left side of the engine, from the exhaust looking forward so I can see the generator.
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« Reply #21 on: January 01, 2022, 05:29:20 PM » |
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« Reply #22 on: January 01, 2022, 05:31:11 PM » |
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Pretty sure it's a Lucas
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« Reply #23 on: January 01, 2022, 05:39:11 PM » |
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Not what I was expecting - Bosch, originally from an EH.
To see if the generator's in working order,
Take the fan belt off. Give the generator pulley a spin with your fingers to make sure it turns freely. Connect the blue "F" wire to ground at the regulator: clamp the fork terminal under one of the regulator mounting screws. Disconnect the battery positive, leaving negative connected. Disconnect the brown wire from the generator's D+ terminal. This is where you need to be a good shot with a jumper lead: connect to the D terminal of the generator, making sure the clamp touches nothing else. Connect the free end of the jumper lead to the battery (+).
The generator should turn over slowly, in the same direction as the engine drives it: clockwise as seen from the front.
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« Reply #24 on: January 01, 2022, 06:03:50 PM » |
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turned a fraction then nothing.
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« Reply #25 on: January 01, 2022, 06:10:33 PM » |
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Could it be a Lucas regulator and a bosch generator??
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« Reply #26 on: January 01, 2022, 06:14:53 PM » |
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That's not good. Does the pulley spin freely?
If you're keen, take the generator and battery out of the car, and repeat the test on the bench.
You'll need a pair of jumper leads and a length of wire. Connect the DF terminal to the ground terminal (the one where the black wire goes). Connect the black jumper lead from battery (-) to the frame of the generator, where the adjusting bolt goes. Connect the red jumper lead to the D+ terminal, and the free end of the red jumper lead to the battery (+).
Generator should spin.
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« Reply #27 on: January 01, 2022, 06:16:24 PM » |
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Bosch generator with Lucas regulator will not charge at all. It's got to do with how the two generators are wired internally.
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« Reply #28 on: January 02, 2022, 10:15:39 AM » |
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Hey Rob, It spins out of the car.
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« Reply #29 on: January 02, 2022, 12:56:56 PM » |
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That's good. Your generator's basically OK, then.
You need to find a Bosch regulator for an EH. They look very similar to FC-EK Bosch regulators, but have 25 AMP and RS/UA200/12A49 stamped on one mounting tab, GMH No 7417355 on the other. I've only got one a.t.m., and I don't want to part with it.
You say you have a Bosch regulator. Post a photo of its underside, and I'll tell you whether it's for an EH or not.
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« Reply #30 on: January 02, 2022, 01:02:34 PM » |
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« Reply #31 on: January 02, 2022, 01:06:14 PM » |
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RS/UA160/42/36
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« Reply #32 on: January 02, 2022, 01:44:31 PM » |
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That's the earlier FC-EK type.
On the underside view, there are three resistors (the little cylinders). In an EH regulator, the one at the top, left of centre is a rectangle shape, about 30 mm x 25 mm. That's the easiest way to identify an EH regulator.
Put the call out over the forum, and see whether somebody's got one they're willing to part with.
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« Reply #33 on: January 02, 2022, 01:52:44 PM » |
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This one? So my issue is a incompatible regulator and genny They worked together for years??
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« Reply #34 on: January 02, 2022, 04:07:47 PM » |
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That's the one.
I wouldn't say incompatible regulator and generator so much as your replacement regulator decided to give trouble . . .
Be aware that the Echlin regulator has a different terminal layout from the Bosch one. If your wiring harness is original, it'll "remember" the Bosch connections.
Brown wire to D+, blue wire to DF (in the middle), red wire to B+.
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« Reply #35 on: January 02, 2022, 04:10:47 PM » |
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Thanks Heaps Rob.
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