'If you still > have the regulater on an inner fender panel you have the Motorola alternator.' My Gremmie still has the regulator on the fender but I have the Delco alternator. The reg. is just not hooked up. : ) Ken Quoting Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>: > Note that this only applies to the stock AMC Motorola alternator. If you've > swapped it for a GM unit, which is common, something's wrong. If you still > have the regulater on an inner fender panel you have the Motorola alternator. > > > ------- > Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:38:26 -0400 (EDT) > From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker) > > " From: "Thomas Garner" <Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > " Well, it was dark, I started it and I noticed my alternator light > " was BARELY on. It was a very light glow. I don't think it was on > " before. It MAY have been on before, but I don't think so. It's also > " NOT fully on, it's just a light glow. > > this may be the well known amc glowing alt light syndrome. the bulb > resistance was actually part of the ckt, and it's vy difficult to find > the original bulb now. if you sub a modern [brighter] bulb, you get > the glow. > > the -alt- still works properly. > > -- > Frank Swygert > Publisher, "American Motors Cars" > Magazine (AMC) > For all AMC enthusiasts > http://farna.home.att.net/AMC.html > (free download available!) > > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com