Re: [xj-s] Alternator Charging, a Quick Fix

At 16:52 08-07-98 +0000, Kirbert wrote: dmeadow@juno.com wrote: >> Where is the ground? On my '88 there is a black plastic shield covering There are several. One important electronic one is up at the (LHD) passenger side of the radiator - pop the bonnet and walk to the passenger side and look down at the bolts which hold the plate above the radiator to the frame on either side. The engine-side bolt should have a pile of wires coming to it. Clean 'em. As for the alternator itself though, I believe that is simply grounds through, well, ground - the alternator chassis is metal, and so is the mounting plate and engine and frame, ... Recollection of the alternator diagrams (not in front of me right now, but I was looking at them a few months ago), seemed to show that the alternator went to frame ground rather than through any other wiring. You know of course that the SAME thermal symptom could be representative of the HOT leads too - they're just electrically isolated from the vehicle frame, but the nuts and washers might be lose, or there may be corrosion. >Somebody tell me this guy wasn't cleaning up the HOT terminal on the No, from the description, it sounds as if he was cleaning off the ground on the bracket which holds the starter relay, right alongside the wiper reservoir. Over the rear edge of the wheelwell, not on the firewall, crammed down behind the head. --- <http://jaguar.professional.org/> Sean Straw '88 Jaguar XJSC 5.3L V12 Marin County, California '69 Buick GranSport 455 V8

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