54 hornet generator problem

harry54
harry54 Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Hi,

I have a 54 hornet sedan that I cant get the generator to work. I was driving home and lost the pully. I still managed to get home though because believe it or not it ran for a short distance ont he nut. After is got home I took apart an old generator and switched the pully from the old one. Boy what a pain to get off since I didn't have a wheel puller. Never the less I got it done. I reinstalled and All I get is a bright red amp light.After hooking the leads to the generator up same problem . Any suggestions ? Thanks

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  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    Did you polarize the generator per instructions in the manual?

    With everything hooked up, Ground the Field terminal to the frame and briefly short the A and B regulator terminals with a jumper wire.
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    To check that the generator is indeed capable of charging, remove the fan belt, ground the field terminal, and apply 6 volts to the Armature terminal. The generator should then spin slowly, drawing about 5 amps. If it does this it should be okay, and the problem is in the regulator or your connections.

    Geoff.
  • harry54
    harry54 Senior Contributor
    Thanks, however I'm not sure which is the field terminal .

    Harry54
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    The field is the smaller. The armature the larger terminal.
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