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Not Charging! '88 360 converted to manual carb

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Old 11-18-2017, 09:57 PM
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Default Not Charging! '88 360 converted to manual carb

Hey all I need some help.

I ahve a '88 ram 350 van with a 360. I put a vaccume advance carb with manual choke and a vaccume distributor on it, starts great and runs good BUT

The Battery is not getting charged, I have a new battery and new alternator, belts have about 1.5 inches of play in them, most of the wiring harness is hooked up but also most of it is doing nothing because of the old school carb and distributor set up.

I am at a loss, can anybody help me get this alternator to charge the battery?? Thanks for your time!
 
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Need an external regulator for the alternator. Under normal circumstances, the PCM deals with it.
 
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Got it!

The voltage regulator was not grounded right, runs good now!
 
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God I love the easy ones.
 




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