8A - 18
ELECTRICAL
CHARGING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS
IMPROPER
CHARGING
CHECK BATTERY
CONDITION
SEE BATTERY
SECTION FOR
DETAILS
CORRODED
BATTERY CABLES
OR TERMINALS
DRIVE BELTS
LOOSE
LOOSE OR
CORRODED
WIRING
CONNECTIONS AT
GENERATOR
LOOSE OR
CORRODED
WIRING
CONNECTIONS AT
TERMINAL BLOCK
LOOSE
CHASSIS TO
BATTERY GROUND
CABLE
LOOSE
GENERATOR
GROUND WIRE
UNSTEADY
OR LOW
CHARGING
TEST
GENERATOR
OUTPUT WIRE
RESISTANCE
CHARGING
RESISTANCE
TOO HIGH
CORRODED OR
SHORTED CABLES
OR HIGH
RESISTANCE
ACROSS FUSIBLE
LINK
RESISTANCE
O.K.
TEST
GENERATOR
CURRENT
OUTPUT
CURRENT
OUTPUT
O.K.
LOOSE OR
CORRODED
WIRING
CONNECTIONS AT
BULKHEAD
DISCONNECT
REFER TO
USING ONBOARD
DIAGNOSTIC
SYSTEM
OVER
CHARGING
NOISY
ALTERNATOR
GROUNDED
GENERATOR FIELD
WIRE, FIELD
TERMINAL, OR
CONNECTIONS
WORN OR
FRAYED
DRIVE BELT
REFER TO
USING ON-BOARD
DIAGNOSTIC
SYSTEM
GENERATOR
MOUNTING
LOOSE
FAULTY
GENERATOR
FAULTY
GENERATOR
*FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO
THE POWERTRAIN DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
MANUAL COVERING THE VEHICLE INVOLVED
•SEE GROUP 8W, WIRING DIAGRAMS FOR
CIRCUIT AND COMPONENT INFORMATION
FAULTY
GENERATOR
CHECK FOR
APPROXIMATELY
12 VOLTS AT FIELD
INPUT BRUSH
TERMINAL WITH
IGNITION SWITCH
"ON"
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