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Smokin Hot Alternator
Gusthewonderslug - June 9th, 2015 at 06:12 PM

Hi guys, Im in the early stages of getting my 74 bay back up n running, over the weekend while I was stripping the interior, my buddy hooked up the battery backwards allowing "the smoke to escape from the alternator". Any ideas what has been burnt and do I need to remove the alternator to replace diodes etc or can I do this insitu.
Gus

Bizarre - June 9th, 2015 at 06:51 PM

is it an alternator?

Type 1 motor or type 4?

My guess is the internal regulator is stuffed on an alternator and will need to be removed to be repaired

Gusthewonderslug - June 9th, 2015 at 08:54 PM

Type 4

AA003 - June 10th, 2015 at 07:33 AM

Diodes are probably toast. You will have to remove the alternator and strip it down.