the other dayy i was drivin my 79 around and the charge light came on. i checked the battery and being that it was pretty shot anyway i replaced it. the charge light is still on and the chrging system is workng fine. i did notice a bit of black on the positve cable end looks like it may havesparked.if you could assist me in anyway it would be gretly appreciated
Just a guess here, I'm thinking voltage regulator. I had a 79 LUV truck (minus torsion bars, bump stops, with 4 inch blocks on mono leaves) which had an isuzu motor in it. I had the same situation occur, I replaced the battery, replaced the generator, and finally nailed down the voltage regulator as the culprit.
so i attempted to tak the alternator off today and everything is disconected and unbolted but i cant seem to get it off. bothe bolts are all the way off. am i missing something?
the alt kinda "squeazes" on to the mounting bracket, pivot it and lift at the same time and it will work itself off. why did you take it off? did you get it tested? most stores cant test the voltage regulator out of the car for free.