John Burchfield
PCS Life Member
About a month ago I picked up a 1979 Starline Chevrolet van ambulance (a "type II"). It's a cool truck, owned by an aluminum plant since new with VERY low mileage. I bought it from a maintenance guy at the plant. Upon getting it to the barn, some 100 miles away, I determined the alternator wasn't charging-I'd made it on the power from the two nearly new Optima batteries! Off to the shop the following Monday where it's been since. The alternator has been rebuilt (stator was burned out) but the mechanic hasn't been able to figure out why there's still no output from the alternator. The truck has two voltage regulators, one of which he determined was bad. That's been replaced. Does anyone have a wiring diagram for a setup like this? The alternator is a 130-145amp model, not a Delco Remy. The alternator rebuilder is off this week, as is a friend of the mechanic's who has worked on some of the county's fire trucks and ambulances. We're thinking a wire is burned out somewhere, but he also is going to have the alternator man recheck the alt. Working under this hood is probably like trying to work through a mail slot! Thanks for any info. on this.