Hello All,
Just need a bit of advise, please. My stator requires replacing and will be doing the same for the regulator. My question is, would now be a good time to up the amperage of the system? Currently it's 32 amps and I don't really have a lot of extras on her but I did recently change out the radio and who knows about the future. :dknow
This is the series of steps that led me to discovering the stator problem. I developed a transmission seal leak that got just a little worse, so I opted to replace a bent shifting fork, thoroughly evaluate my starter and replace all 3 fluids (I do this part roughly every 3000 miles). The primary fluid was a bit dark (first hint) although no real change in smell. However, when I removed the rotor -- :small3d031: -- a definite burnt smell and two stator coils were burnt. Perhaps this is why the starter has been hesitating, the rear brake signal switch is gone for the 3rd time in 2 years and the passing lights abruptly stopped working last week. When I removed the stator the wires attaching it to the regulator had obvious cracks in the coatings about 3/4 inch from the stator (maybe shorting itself?). So, since I'm here--and having read elsewhere on the forum if I only change out the stator, the regulator will give out soon thereafter, they are both being replaced.
Hence, I figured ( :45: ) now would be a good time to up the amperage. So, what is involved with going from lets say 32 to 38 amps? Is that a significant enough increase? The main circuit breaker is only 30 amps, so I would need to change that to 40 amps. Anything else?
By the way, the shifting fork change was a breeze however, I did discover a small hole (actually a 2 inch crack) in one of my pipes. No time like the present to get that repaired!!!! :bigsmiley12: And, I brought the starter into a great electrical place -- they checked it out (all's good :newsmile071
and replaced the positive post (stripped most of the way when I bought it) -- at NO charge!!!
So any guidance in the alternator/stator amperage would be greatly appreciated!!!! :hii
Thanks much,
CatWoman
Just need a bit of advise, please. My stator requires replacing and will be doing the same for the regulator. My question is, would now be a good time to up the amperage of the system? Currently it's 32 amps and I don't really have a lot of extras on her but I did recently change out the radio and who knows about the future. :dknow
This is the series of steps that led me to discovering the stator problem. I developed a transmission seal leak that got just a little worse, so I opted to replace a bent shifting fork, thoroughly evaluate my starter and replace all 3 fluids (I do this part roughly every 3000 miles). The primary fluid was a bit dark (first hint) although no real change in smell. However, when I removed the rotor -- :small3d031: -- a definite burnt smell and two stator coils were burnt. Perhaps this is why the starter has been hesitating, the rear brake signal switch is gone for the 3rd time in 2 years and the passing lights abruptly stopped working last week. When I removed the stator the wires attaching it to the regulator had obvious cracks in the coatings about 3/4 inch from the stator (maybe shorting itself?). So, since I'm here--and having read elsewhere on the forum if I only change out the stator, the regulator will give out soon thereafter, they are both being replaced.
Hence, I figured ( :45: ) now would be a good time to up the amperage. So, what is involved with going from lets say 32 to 38 amps? Is that a significant enough increase? The main circuit breaker is only 30 amps, so I would need to change that to 40 amps. Anything else?
By the way, the shifting fork change was a breeze however, I did discover a small hole (actually a 2 inch crack) in one of my pipes. No time like the present to get that repaired!!!! :bigsmiley12: And, I brought the starter into a great electrical place -- they checked it out (all's good :newsmile071
and replaced the positive post (stripped most of the way when I bought it) -- at NO charge!!!So any guidance in the alternator/stator amperage would be greatly appreciated!!!! :hii
Thanks much,
CatWoman
