Can I fix the Dodges charging system
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- Опубликовано: 15 июн 2024
- In this video, I work on the 1998 Dodge Ram 2500. It was not charging the battery, so I did some troubleshooting and found the alternator did not produce any power. I then removed the alternator and made an attempt to fix it.
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Nice update Luke. 👍🏻
We used to replace brushes whenever we opened up the alternator for any reason if we had the correct ones. Always shined up the copper like you did too. Good fix! Btw, I really love that t-shirt.
Thanks. I started to look up a kit to rebuild this one, and found a 150 amp alternator that will bolt right in. The original one is 90 so I will just swap it out. The shirt is true lol.
Luke .. I know there are fixes like what you have shown .. I've taken alternators to a local shop and had them rebuilt .. while I watched. I have a small Ford tractor .. the alternator isn't working .. I've been charging the battery every couple days of use. I just need to do what you have done .. and even if it's not the fix .. I appreciate the mental walk through! Stuff that needs doin' lol 🙂
Yes it is always fun to fix something instead of buying new. It is for me anyway lol. It is worth a try, anyway.
Glad it's just the alternator! Good for now, at least.
Yes, it charges pretty good now. I did find a 150 amp alternator though so I think I'll go with that. Should be better for what I need.
I used to reman my own alternators. I don't know if you can still get all the parts or not for them. Dad taught me that it was cheaper and smarter to go buy bearings, brushes, and a diode bridge for a fraction of the cost of a reman unit and end up with a better alternator in most cases because the bearings were much better. It was usually always the diode bridge. I mostly owned Fords so the regulator wasn't in the alternator.
I'm used to GM alternators so this one was kind of new to me. I looked up a rebuild kit for it and it was like $60. It was for rebuilding this factory 90 amp alternator. I was going to get it but I saw a 150 amp alternator for $130 I believe I'll just get the bigger alternator. I'll have to run a bigger wire to the battery but I think that is the way to go in my case.
@@lukeFugate that is absolutely what I would do. Rebuild the 150 in the future if you ever have to. Most of my cars I put larger alternators in because I was into everything from high power audio amplifiers to high power linears for CB radio. I also have an addiction to lights lol.
I just opened one up. Blow some air in it and lubricate. Wire brush.
Sometimes, you can just spray in some wd40 and keep going. I'm getting a bigger alternator for it now, though.
All you need is brushes.
True, I found a rebuild kit for it, but on the same page, they had a bigger alternator for it. I'll just get that one.