its not the size of the pulley,but the diameter of the belt seat itself,that needs to be the same size.measure the diameter of the deepest part of a standard pulley where the inside of the belt sits,and measure the diameter of the gilmer where the belt sits.if the standard one is smaller than the gilmer,the alternator shaft will not spin fast enough to charge.
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Posted 29 March 2008 - 06:57 PM
thats a pretty small pic and bit hard to see,but i have 1 wire from the reg going to the power on alt,and the other wire goes to the warning light in the car..
i just got another reg off a mate to try and also another alternator,only prob is,the other alt has standard pulley
i just got another reg off a mate to try and also another alternator,only prob is,the other alt has standard pulley
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Posted 29 March 2008 - 09:42 PM
Does the warning light on the dash work? Doesn't some charging systems rely on the warning light to go out for the excitation to happen?
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Posted 29 March 2008 - 11:03 PM
so if i put the standard belt on i would have no prob?
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Posted 29 March 2008 - 11:47 PM
Regardless of the pulley size, it should charge when you rev it.
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Posted 30 March 2008 - 12:02 PM
I think you need the second wire as in the diagram for the reg to sence that the battery needs charging.
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Posted 30 March 2008 - 04:12 PM
On the side of the plug one wire goes to the + of the battery the other to the Lamp via the original loom. If the lamp does not come on when you turn the ignition on you have either wired it wrong or the globe is stuffed either ones of these will stop it from charging as it's needed to complete the circuit for charging. if the lamp does come on when you turn the ignition on and then goes out after you have started the engine then it would be safe to say your wirring is correct. Also if those 2 wires are around the wrong way it won't charge and could have done damage to the Reg.
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Posted 30 March 2008 - 04:23 PM
ok guys!!think its fixed
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took alt out and changed the regulator and now i am getting 14 at the alt!!!!
i do think the car idleing on low revs isnt charging perfect,but when i drive it ,it seems to be fine.only did like 10 khs.but checked it when i got home and alt and batt running were still low 14's on the multimeter
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took alt out and changed the regulator and now i am getting 14 at the alt!!!!
i do think the car idleing on low revs isnt charging perfect,but when i drive it ,it seems to be fine.only did like 10 khs.but checked it when i got home and alt and batt running were still low 14's on the multimeter
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Posted 30 March 2008 - 04:53 PM
Great news, no more flat batteries, TOUCH WOOD! 
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Posted 30 March 2008 - 06:21 PM
thanks for ur help.espec v8 hatch...
getting tail pipes fitted tomo,so ill check the volts on batt and alst tues night and see how its looking....
now not sure if i should take the gilmer off or not???
does sound f*cken hot!!
getting tail pipes fitted tomo,so ill check the volts on batt and alst tues night and see how its looking....
now not sure if i should take the gilmer off or not???
does sound f*cken hot!!
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Posted 30 March 2008 - 06:59 PM
No probs Guns.
Why are you thinking of taking the Gilmer off?
Why are you thinking of taking the Gilmer off?
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Posted 30 March 2008 - 07:40 PM
as long as it does charge my alt all fine,then im happy !!
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