Doug177
Member III
Hi all. I have just completed the alternator bracket upgrade after having a bolt holding the old bracket shear off in the block and having to drill and re-tap that on the way to a cross Lake Michigan race. Felt I was probably living on borrowed time. Does anybody need the old style bracket? Did very well on the race but now I am having trouble with blowing fuses every time I hold in the glow plug button for about 5 seconds.
We upgraded to Main Sails favorite Leece Neville 90 amp alternator, taped off the exciter wire as it is not needed with the new alternator, and grounded the alternator from the block to the negative post on the alternator as this is needed. I think we have grounded everything correctly.
Turn the key....fuel pump kicks in, (will run as long as you need without blowing fuse) press glow pug button and after 2-5 seconds this blows the 15 amp in-line fuse from the battery cable at the starter switch. This fuse has been fine for 2 years now.
What could have changed with my new alternator installation or did a glow plug just pack it in coincidentally with this upgrade? Didn't change any wiring other than the alternator and I did lead all the grounds on the exhaust manifold to a single bus bar.
Yes the glow plug upgrade is next on my list.
Doug
We upgraded to Main Sails favorite Leece Neville 90 amp alternator, taped off the exciter wire as it is not needed with the new alternator, and grounded the alternator from the block to the negative post on the alternator as this is needed. I think we have grounded everything correctly.
Turn the key....fuel pump kicks in, (will run as long as you need without blowing fuse) press glow pug button and after 2-5 seconds this blows the 15 amp in-line fuse from the battery cable at the starter switch. This fuse has been fine for 2 years now.
What could have changed with my new alternator installation or did a glow plug just pack it in coincidentally with this upgrade? Didn't change any wiring other than the alternator and I did lead all the grounds on the exhaust manifold to a single bus bar.
Yes the glow plug upgrade is next on my list.
Doug