54 hornet generator problem

harry54
harry54
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
    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
    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
    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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